Arranged with Ella’s teacher to Skype the Senior Learning Centre first thing so she could say “G’day” to all her school friends. (First time we have set our alarm so far). Her friends were enjoying their last week of term with an excursion and the school disco. She was v happy to see them as has been missing them (and vice versa). Afterwards we headed back into Katherine (after the older two snuck off for another swim). We didn’t see any sign of “Esmerelda” the camp python last night, who apparently slithers into camp looking for frogs. Lots of wallabies hopping around though.
School holiday time in NT and Katherine is a busy town, but everyone seems pretty friendly. V impressed with the town playground which had three massive fully shaded playgrounds and a skatepark in which the kids played happily with the locals until Mark came back with the groceries J Let them run riot as realise there are only so many gorges they can handle!
We will check out where MacFarlane Primary School, Katherine is on our return journey on the way to Kununurra. A group of kids from there visited our school only last week. The kid’s in grade 5/6 got to camp over at the school with them. Ella was disappointed about not being there and we were hoping to meet those same children when we got into Katherine but our timing was a bit off and it’s now school hols.
Got to Edith Falls mid arvo, but bugger, no sites free. Had a quick visit and swim, lovely spot and seems pretty popular. Had to continue on to a place called Pine Creek (at the beginning of the road to Kakadu) there are about 10 sites here behind a servo, opposite a pub (which I may say is goin’ off on a Tuesday night!) and we are camped right (and I mean right) next to the toilet block!! Definitely just an overnighter...
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