Litchfield National Park

Dad drove us to Litchfield National Park. I played putt putt with dad at the park where we stayed. They had trees with big leaves. It also had a pool and we swam. The next day we went to Buley rock pools and Florence falls where we swam. The water fall looked like a big white sheet and the water was cold. We also seen big termite mounds. Did you know there are six types of termites. The Alates have wings and fly around. Then there are the Soldiers and they defend the other termites. Next are the Workers and Larvae termites. The Nymphs are termites that will eventually turn into Alates. The flying termites. The last one is the Queen termite who has all the babies. She lives in a big area called a royal chamber. They were the best.

We stayed at a place called Wangi Falls and it had two water falls coming down the rocks. We swam over to the water falls and climbed into a secret rockpool. It was very deep. The water was warm in the rockpool.We saw a goanna eating a snake. We went on a bushwalk up to the top of the water falls and it was nice. We saw more flying foxes. We visited Tolney falls but there was not much water coming down and the bushwalk was boring except for when mum was about to step on a stone but it was a big blue tongue lizzard. It hissed and we screamed. It was funny. 

Dad took us on a 4WD to a place called the Lost City. It looks like big lego rocks all destroyed. The 4WD was bumpy and fun. We also went to the Blyth Homestead. We had to cross two creek crossings in our car. The creeks had crocodiles in them but we didn't see any. At the Blyth homestead we learned they had fourteen children. During the war a Japanese plane was shot down right near there house. We collected tin. I will bring some in to school to show you all. I loved Wangi Falls.

The leaves were as big as my face

Learning about termites

A big termite mound

Buley rockpool

Me jumping in the rockpool

Florence falls with white sheets coming down

A crocodile sign

Wangi Falls

The lost City

Look at the Goanna behind us

Crossing the creek

Blyth Homestead

The secret rockpool at Wangi Falls

Katherine Gorge - Nitmuluk

It was a two hour drive to get to Katherine. The place we stayed at was called Nitmuluk. Nitmuluk had the best pool to swim in. We went for a boat cruise along the Kathrine Gorge. When we were walking to the boat we saw lots of flying foxes hanging in the trees. They stunk. We also saw a little crocodile and a big one. The gorge was pretty and had big cliffs. We also saw more aboriginal art. Did you know Nitmuluk means Cicada country in Aboriginal. The next day we went on a bushwalk up to the lookout above the gorge. It was pretty. We also had a swim in at another hotsprings. The water was warm.

Aboriginal Art at Katherine Gorge

Me at Katherine Gorge

Katherine Gorge

A photo for Harry. Here are some Red Flying Foxes

Me swimming at Katherine Hot Springs

Katherine Hotsprings

Alice Springs to Katherine Gorge

We drove 5 hours to get to Alice Springs. The next day we checked out Alice Springs and just relax. In Alice Springs we went to a reptile park and the School of the Air, they were the best. We also went to the Alice Springs Desert Park, where we saw lots of birds, bats, and lots of nocturnal animals. We had to say goodbye to my big cousin Michael from England, his girlfriend Linzi and our new friends Monique, Hayley and Will who were going back home.

We drove another 7 hours to Banka Banka Station, where we got an Icypole when we got there. At night time there was a fire, we sat on the seats and toasted marshmallows listening to country music sung by a Year 9 girl. They were good.

We drove 4 hours to get to Mataranka Springs. We fed the peacocks out of my hand. The pool was warm. I had fun in the pool. You should go there!

It was only 1 hour to Katherine where they had an awesome pool.The pool wasn't that cold. The next day we went on a cruise where Dad spotted a little crocodile, then someone else spotted a big crocodile. The gorge was beautiful. We swam in the pool in the afternoon. We also climbed up to the lookout on the next day. It took 1 hour. Then we went to Katherine Hot springs for another swim, which had a tiny waterfall and we used it like a waterslide.

Me lifting a rock off my brother at Devils Marbles

Me cutting a rock in half!

The campfire at Banka Banka

Mataranka (Rainbow) Springs

Me at Katherine Gorge

Aboriginal Rock Art we saw at Katherine Gorge

Me feeding a peacock

Kings Canyon

We drove 3 hours to Kings Canyon, where my big cousin from England was working as a cook. It was his last day so he cooked us pizza and chips. We spent time with Michaels girlfriend Lindsay. We met up with our good friends from Melbourne and went on another long walk around the canyon. It took 4 hours but was very good. We saw a dingo today too.

Our view of the canyon

My Big cousin Michael

Michaels Girlfriend Lindsay (BFF)

Uluru

We drove 9 hours to get to Uluru. The next day we went to the rock and went up to the top. It took a long time to get up to the top. We watched the sun rise up over Uluru the next day, it was really beautiful. Then we went to the Olgas and walked into Walpa Gorge. It was cool! In the afternoon we rode our bikes around the rock and found Aboriginal paintings.

Me at the top

Ayers Rock at Sunset

Ayers Rock at Sunrise

Walpa Gorge

Riding around Ayers Rock 10 km

Aboriginal Paintings

Mildura to Coober Pedy

We drove 6 hours to get to Port Augusta, then we went out for dinner. I had Pasta, it was good. Then I went to a lookout, it was high and scary. Near the lookout there was a skate park. Dad had the scooters on the roof. I went on the skatepark with my brother, it was fun!

Our first campsite

The skatepark

We drove 5 more hours to get to Coober Pedy, we went to a mine , it was cool. We went on a tour which was fantastic! We learnt about opals, fossils and lots of things. They lived underground with power.

Inside the mine.