Everyone in our tour group was now on first name terms and we lost Cara and Thaine as they had only booked a three day trip. We all met in the reception and I think it would be safe to say we were slightly worried by who would be joining us and what our new tour guide would be like. We were greeted by Kim an Aussy who turned out to be equally as good as Rohan even if she did insist on playing Aqua Barbie Girl through the bus stereo!!!!
The 2nd part of the trip was again 3 days however this part of the safari certainly felt more like just getting from A to B the sights were not as spectacular but we had just as much fun. It would be worth me pointing out that we visited lots of different cattle stations and truck stops throughout our trip and these are vital to the people which travel these routes on a weekly basis transporting many different goods around Australia! Without these businesses I don't think Australia would be able to exist as they provide a safe place to stop and relax when travelling these huge distances!
Each pub/station has its own theme the most interesting being the Daly Waters pub where people leave behind all sorts of momentos most interestingly bras (some of them were massive!!!!). The first point of call was the tropic of Capricorn this signifies the change in the climate and weather we experienced. We were leaving the sauna and going into the steam room! Corny saying I know but that’s the best way to describe it! My new friend Sara gave a pretty poor description of it saying it was "Shit" admittedly it wasn’t much to see but the change was very noticeable and the whole flora and fauna changed to lush green plants, palms and trees!
The notable sights we took in were the Devils Marbles and Mataranka thermal pools which were awesome topped off by another swimming opportunity at the top of the Katherine falls within the Katherine national park! We had a small hike to the top of the falls to ensure we were not swimming in Crocodile invested waters OUCH!!!!
We slept one night in swags under the stars well i say we... it was a select few as the women within the group decided to take haven within the garage at one of the campsites due to the rain! This was a bad move as we were joined by another tour group who started to play music, only for them to be told to turn it down by Rach which was pretty funny! Not the best way to get to sleep in the outback i suppose listening to rhythm is a dancer!
The last night of our trip we finished off with a great meal and again a few well-earned beers in Darwin! This was a good chance chat with my new found Dutch friend Renee and Yorkshire Man Dave along with Queens of the outback aka Sara, Katy, Rach and Nineke before retiring back to the hostel for another early start for the final three days! Also shout out to Mrs Potato Head...Anne!
Again another amazing few days with some great people!!!!
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