Katherine Gorge and Edith Falls

Katherine gorge or Nitmulik National Park is a must do NT adventure. There are many options for camping and lots to do and it was tricky to get a hold of clear info on either subject.

We spent the first night in the caravan park at Katherine Gorge. It was expensive and only ok in terms of facilities. You can do boat tours of Latherine Gorge but we decided to do a 12km return walk to butterfly gorge. As you can imagine I had high hopes for this gorge with images of swarms of butterflies flying around me. I was not disappointed. As we hiked lower and further into the gorge it got cooler and darker. From 32 degrees it was a relief from the heat. With huge rock rising either side of us the butterflies started to appear, flying around our heads. Amazing!

Once we reached the gorge mark climbed down to the waters edge as I prayed we would not have a Crocodile Dundee repeat. There was no swimming as the gorge had crocs in it so my fears were not unfounded. We saw lots of fish and turtles as well as 2 snakes! The walk was wonderful and I can highly recommend it.

 We stayed last night at Edith falls which is still niulik national park but is more bush camping. It was inexpensive with great camp sites and excellent facilities. I recommend it over Katherine gorge caravan park. This morning we did a short walk of 3 km to Edith Falls. It was spectacular. Huge amounts of water pounding down a gorge, so clear you can see the bottom. Cool and beautiful as it makes it's way like an avalanche through the hills. Fantastic.

We are off to Darwin now to see Kel and willo! Can't wait.

 Love krystal

An Angel!!!!