East Coast Road Tour 2012

Katherine Gorge



Crocodile in Gorge



Termite Mound


Monday June 7th
Mataranka to Katherine 130 k
Arrived in Katherine about 1pm. We went to the information centre which was very interesting in itself and beautifully set out. Came out with lots of pamphlets to pursue. Had large list of grocery items to purchase. We learnt a valuable lesson on the way to the caravan park. That is: Don’t rest 10 cartons of milk on the bench as you go round bends thinking that they will remain there. They don’t, they drop and break on the floor sending a stream of white liquid heading for anything that was on the floor, e.g. cameras and computers. This meant we had to stop and clean up the mess before we could go proceed to the caravan park.
Tuesday June 8th
Had a great trip up the Katherine Gorge for 2 hours. We saw a few crocodiles and a species of crow that eats Cane Toads and has learnt not to eat the poisonous part. A late lunch flowed into happy hour and then of course dinner. At night in the caravan park the amount of stars that can be seen is amazing. The Milky Way is clearly visible and we are getting better at spotting various constellations, e.g. Scorpio. Where the laundry is there is a wildlife show to be seen if you take a torch. Lizards and frogs gather to feast on the insects that abound there at dusk.

Wednesday June 9th
Left Katherine Caravan park around 10.a.m for Kakadu National Park , stopped for lunch at Mary River Roadhouse and continued our journey on the Kakadu Highway where we saw hundreds of termite mounds which were as high as 10 feet and incredibly solid like concrete. We arrived in Cooinda at approx 3.00 p.m.and have another lovely site in a very nice caravan park. The current temperature is around 30 degrees and a lot of people are heading for the pool.