G’day all,
Leaving our overnight camp at a rest area 15 klms West of Katherine, we arrived in Katherine around 9:00am NT time. Off to the visitors center to book a dawn river cruise on the Katherine/Nitmiluk Gorge and then find somewhere to camp for a few days.
We chose Knott’s Crossing Resort 2klm outside town which was one of the cheapest caravan parks in town but has its own ensuite..cool.
After setting up camp we enjoyed some time together before heading off to the Katherine Hot Springs later in the day. The hot springs are located 2klm West of town on the highway to Kununurra. The hot springs are a warm 32 degrees and are rather large…and they need to be because they are well used and as such are somewhat…mmm…ferrel! We stayed at them for 15 minutes before we could no longer hang in the mirky water. It may have had something to do with a bloke next to us constantly blowing his nose into the springs. When you have experienced the beautiful clean crystal clear waters of the gorges through the Kimberleys and the beautiful Zebidee Springs, the Katherine Hot Springs just don’t add up.
Back to the resort and onto dinner at the Bar & Bistro – poolside. We had a buffet meal for a fathers day dinner and the kids enjoyed the freedom to pack as many desserts into their stomachs as humanly possible. The meal was good but the description of the meal better!
Back to the caravan ready for our boat cruise on the gorge tommorrow.
Bushman Bud…Enjoying Australia