Today is just to get to Katherine.
The was a sign at the last stop to say that we would notice a change in the trees and flora etc as we enter the true tropics. Oops. Must have missed it.
This was the only thing which really stood out, as I went through one of the quite a few unattractive towns which litter the Stuart Highway.
In the early morning light, just after dawn the many termite mounds which border each side of the road looked quite interesting in amongst some recent burning off which has been happening on the verges. It is an amazing aside that the verge on each side of the road has been mowed back about 20 metres from Alice Springs to Katherine!!! Unless there is a truck or rest stop, they keep them separate here, there is nowhere to get off the road. I am amazed also that there are seats, tables, barbeques and toilets at rest stops and bare earth only at truck stops!!
The stops vary anywhere from 60 to 160km part so you better not want to go to the toilet in a hurry.
Eventually I found a stop with some termite mounds nearby, of course they were no longer very interesting as the really nice light had disappeared by now.
It sure seemed to annoy the heck out of these guys as I maneuvered around trying to get a better shot.
They would fly right up to within a metre or so and "tell you off" in no uncertain terms!
I arrived in Katherine at about 1 pm and parked right outside the information centre. A very nice young lady spent about 20 minutes explaining all about the Kakadu and Litchfield parks. You can go from Katherine through Kakadu to Jabiru and on to Darwin and then back to Katherine via Litchfield. You have to come back to Katherine to return to WA via Kununurra where I can find out more about the Kimberlys. Some people I spoke to in the caravan park said they spent 9 days going through Kakadu but Litchfield is nicer? Mind you they have just spent the last three days in the caravan park!
I guess I'll just have to take it one day at a time.
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