Detour back to Douglas Daly Hot Springs

We decided that instead of heading straight back to Katherine, we would turn right and head back up the Stuart Highway to the Douglas Daly Hot Springs, as we had heard great things, namely that it is where 2 streams come together, one is boiling hot and the other is cold so you can move around to find your perfect temperature!!

This took us to our first off road adventure in our van (mind you our van isn't technically meant for the off road), so we hit the dirt and the corrigations hoping it was worth the trek, about 2km in we decided that it may be best to pull over and check that the oven, microwave and fridge where still where they were meant to be (didn't want a repeat of Mum and Peter's experience).  Andy pulled over and after a quick check we continued on through a small water crossing and made it safe and sound to the free camping area. 

The springs where amazing, only very shallow, but the hot water was so hot you couldn't stand in, so down the stream to where the cold water entered in and we could find a lovely spot to sit and relax.  Over the back was a large water hole, that would have been about 32 degrees, this one was deep and Andy and the kids had a long swim in there.  I had a quick swim, but having come from Kakadu and seeing so many crocs, the place looked like perfect croc water to me, so I decided to just let them eat the kids and Andy :-))

We spent all afternoon sitting and relaxing and chatting with fellow travellers, so worth the detour back up the highway.  That night we crashed someone elses campfire and enjoyed a couple of glasses of red.

The next day we headed back on down to Katherine, the home of the famous Hetherton clan :-))  We did a quick stop at Edith Falls, not too much to see so we got a move on and arrived in Katherine.  We spent the arvo doing domestics, such as shopping, washing and getting the car back to a clean state inside and out!!!

Today we went to the Cutta Cutta caves, they were very interesting, although no real cultural significance.  Some of the inhabitants are ghost bats (otherwise know as the vampire bats) along with snakes and spiders, mmm just the place I want to be.  This afternoon was a quick trip to the Katherine Hot Springs (yes we do like hot springs - the more we do the better) which the kids loved, they had a lot of fun with the small waterfall there.  Tonight we polished off the rest of the Barra Andy caught, the one fillet fed all 4 of us, the kids loved it, and now want Andy to catch more, yes I know he is protesting (not)!!!


Off to Kununura tomorrow, looking forward to the next phase of our trip W.A.....