Maybe in Oz

I had been to Katherine before, quite a few times actually for work.  What's in Katherine, you ask?  Nothing.  But 40 minutes down the road is Katherine Gorge (aka Nitmiluk National Park) and that was a beautiful place to explore. First we explored it by foot.  We took a hike up a cliff to a lookout over the first gorge.  It was 35 degrees C and there was very little shade so it was a warm walk.  We wanted to recover by swimming in the gorge but it was closed.  We had to settle for drinking beers instead. The first gorge   Happy to have some shade   Panorama of the canyon Pretty bird trying to share our lunch Since the first gorge was closed, we also couldn't kayak (which for some reason is known as canoeing in Australia...).  So we decided to see the gorge by helicopter instead.  With the doors off we flew above the seemingly flat land until we got to the water cut in the rock to form the first gorge.  A...

Our guide for the four wheel drive waterfall tour suggested that Barramundi Falls was another great stop, and so we decided to check it out the following day.  We originally wanted to see Gunlom Falls, the waterfall in Crocodile Dundee, but without a four wheel drive vehicle this was the next best choice.  It was only 10 km of dirt track from the main road, and a short walk up to the falls.  Unfortunately because it was easy to get to it got quite crowded when we were there, but we had long enough to enjoy a paddle across the pool to the waterfall before it got to that point. The path to Barramundi Falls Clear green water along the walk Barramundi Falls Beautiful scenery  The absolute highlight of the day though was the sunset cruise we took in the Yellow Water Billabong.  Somehow we ended up on the boat with all the screaming kids, but even with that constant background noise it was still an incredible experience.  The boat hadn't even le...

In Kakadu we took a four wheel drive bus tour to Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls.  Like most of the NT scenery, it was a rather unexciting hour long drive to the falls, but once we were there the scenery was absolutely spectacular. Our chariot How good is this! It was a 900 meter walk from the car park to Jim Jim Falls, though the last bit involved scrambling around boulders so felt a little bit longer.  The good thing about having to climb the big rocks to get to the falls is the crocs can't climb the rocks, so it makes it a bit safer to swim there. First view point of the falls There are some stunning pictures of Jim Jim Falls online, but the trick with this waterfall is the only way to see it flowing like that is during wet season when you can drive it.  So unless you want to take a helicopter in between the rain, there's only a trickle of water the rest of the year.  The water was quite fresh in the pool because it was sitting in the shade of the ...