Litchfield to Katherine to Kununurra

We left Litchfield and stopped off at Adelaide River to have a look at the War Cemetary. This was where they buried all the soldiers and many of the civilians who were killed during the bombing raids on Darwin. It was a beautifully maintained cemetery and it was very moving to read some of the messages on the headstones and see the ages of the soldiers, so many of them were about 21.







We then drove to Katherine for a quick swim in the hot springs, then about 25km out of Katherine and spent our first night on the side of the road in an overnight rest area. We were encouraged by the Walkers who promised the boys plenty of whip cracking, bows and arrows and a fire. Needless to say they were sold on the idea. The boys are having an absolute ball with the Walker boys. They have learnt to crack whips and light a fire with a flint. Wendy managed to cook damper which was delicious. We had such a good night that we even spent the next night at a roadside stop too. On the way to the roadside stops we detoured to the Victoria River to try and catch that elusive barra. Unfortunately I lost a $25 lure within the first 5 minutes and due to a faulty second rod we didn't have a great deal of success. At least the kids didn't get eaten by crocs!
On to Kununurra as we have to have access to a television signal for the big game on Sunday. Go Bombers!



With Tarron Walker.


Giant marshmallow sticks.


Wendy putting the damper into the coals.

The next day we drove across the border and into Western Australia! Very exciting to cross the border.



We then drove to Lake Argyle which is yet another spectacular location. Unfortunately due to some massive bushfires somewhere south it was very smokey and so we perhaps didn't get to appreciate it completely. Even through the haze it was lovely. We decided to stay the night as it was such a beautiful location. The place we stayed at had the best pool I have ever seen at a caravan park.






We had to put the clocks back an hour and a half which meant that Charlie woke up this morning at 4:45 but the good side of that was I got to see another sunrise.









Just another stock standard start to the day! We packed up and drove into Kununurra. Got lots of brochures on the things we what we would like to see in the Kimberly region. Checked out the market then had lunch at the pub with the Walkers. We sadly said goodbye to them today as they have to move on a bit more quickly than us. We have had an absolute ball travelling with them for the last couple of weeks and would love to have stuck with them for longer. We wish them all the best for the rest of their trip and hopefully we will be able to see them again. And Happy 5th Birthday to Sean for Monday!