We left El Questro first heading for Wyndum, this small town on the coast is fairly quiet on a weekend so we refuelled and had coffee and cakes and checked out the large crocodile statue before heading south for the Bungle Bungles.
The Bungle Bungles are an impressive formation of sandstone and ironstone rock formations which from some angles look alot like beehives, the northern end of the national park also has some interesting gorges to have a walk through at some times only a few feet wide.
Kununurra, we had made a brief visit to get spares previously so arranged to stay at Kimberlyland caravan park which was great for the kids to catch up with friends and for us to see some of the local sights like Ivanhoe Crossing, the Hoochery and the Sandlewood factory.
Next stop on the journey was Victoria River Roadhouse, for a quick overnighter this place is good value and the views from the bridge over the river are excellent.
The next day was to be a bad one, we made it into Katherine on the friday afternoon and had just turned into the mainstreet when the low coolant alarm went off in the car, pulling over quickly the problem was easy to see. A hole in the radiator meant we had no coolant and no chance to drive further, NRMA premium care came to the rescue towing the car and van to a caravan park on the edge of town. I was able to order a radiator from Alice Springs but due the public holiday we did not receive until Wednesday so spent the time using the hire car checking out Katherine Gorge, Edith Falls and some of the sights in Katherine. Once the radiator arrived i was able to fit it at the van park thanks to the owner for allowing this and we were on the move towards Litchfield National Park.
Turning off the highway we arrived in Batchelor which is the gateway to the Litchfield National Park, I was quite amused my the area called Rum Jungle, the local pub is named the same. We stayed at a small caravan park called Pandanus on Litchfield which proved excellent for a day trip into the Litchfield sights the next day. We started with the Magnetic termite mounds, these are built to be thinner leading north south so the mound is not heated too much during the heat of the day, next stop Buley Rockhole and excellent place to jump into the fresh water pools and laze under the waterfalls getting a bush massage. In the same area we also visited Florence Falls which are at the bottom of 136 steps, this proved to be quite busy and with signs advising not to jump in due rocks the kids could not have as much fun and so we had some lunch and moved on to Wangi Falls. The falls are quite impressive coming down the rocks in two areas and in one there is a cool rockhole to sit in and watch the world go by.
We started to head back to the van but not before visiting Tolmer Falls lookout and making a second visit to Buley Rockhole for some more fun in the plunge pools.
Next stop Darwin, only a short drive and we settled into the van park for a week of exploring, so until then.
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