we came across this deserted World War 2 airfield .... its kinda cool...they still have the crashed plane left there....

0841h...early in the morning......we had brunch at the petrol station as well though...haha


We had to fill up petrol and saw this damn cute dog lofting around the station.

At mataranka, we went to the famous mataranka thermal pool. our original plan was to stayed over at Mataranka Homestead Resort but it was still early in the morning, so we decided to

move along and proceed to Tennant Creek

20 JUNE06

HEY! long time no post le...haha... been busy... well.. after playing with the horse we carried on with our trip...




the next morning, we were on our way to Mataranka.... thats what we saw along the road early in the morning....animals were killed easily along highway due to the high speed cars travel and mostly which met with such tragedy are kangaroos....

On our way back, we met some friends. Gen was saying I lame til I got in touch with the horses. She came and join me in the end. However, careless of her, she got cut by the barb wire and left a deep scar on her arm.

In the afternoon, we drove to Nitmiluk National Park which is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin. It has been established around a series of gorges on the Katherine River and Edith Falls.

We canoed in Katherine Gorge itself during late afternoon and I nearly got washed down by the rushing river. There were a few rapids we had to dismount our canoe and pull it across the rocks. However, the return trip back was easier as we just flowed along the river.

So we entered the cave, no bats seen though. I remembered during Outward Bound Sabah the cave was really dark and bats were all around above our head. Those night creatures just pee and shit on us and the smell really gets deep into our nose.

The cave was more enriched with minerals and history. Inside the cave, the humidity was higher it feels warmer though.

We had to walk along a route before the Cave... well.. its not really a route we MUST take ... but the tour guide explained the minerals formed from the vicinity of the cave, showing us how rich in nutricient the ground is.... everything is big size in australia...remember the termite mould??

Day 5 19JUNE 06

Here we are at Cutta Cutta Caves, a well-known batcave and see what we found in the visitor centre, the preserved bones and carcass of the bats and creatures found.... reminds of my primary school science laboratory...haha....

We stayed over at Knotts Caravan Park in Katherine, had to top up our petrol first and got a bit lost within Katherine. LOL. However, we manage to get to the Caravan Park and spend our night there. Gen always cook lovely meal for us. for me? i just help out...haha..

I want to go back to the time when I had you...

Day 4 18JUNE 06

and then, we were on our way to Katherine after visiting Cooinda. Nothing much at Cooinda except for the Yellow Waters. Driving was long and exhausting, we had to take turns. Came to this Gwendoline Rd. ahaha.

Some of the birds we saw at the Yellow River..

Day 4 18JUNE 06

Here we are at Nourlangie Rock located in Kakadu Park. We stayed at Kakadu Lodge & Caravan the Night before in Jabiru.

Nourlangie is located in an outlying formation of the Arnhem Land Escarpment within the Kakadu National Park. It can be reached off the Kakadu Highway between Jabiru and Cooinda. There are a number of shelters in amongst this large outcrop linked by at 1.5km circular walk. The shelters contain several impressive paintings that deal with creation ancestors. The stories connected to these artworks are known only to certain Aboriginal people and remain secret. many aboriginies lived here

Steak was the cheaper food over in australia so we bought some well-marinated steak and cooked it ourself. With some mushroom soup and Pepsi, gen and I tugged into the cosy caravan to have our lunch... it wasn't fantastic but it was AWesome...hahaa... well..she prepared it... and I love it....

We managed to see some ducks on the way.. they are really fierce ones ....attempting to bite our fingers when we offer them food....