Day 50-52 - Victoria River and Katherine

We crossed the WA/NT border and stopped overnight at the hot and dusty Victoria River roadhouse on the way to Katherine. We went for a walk down to the river and over the bridge. Victoria river is the longest river in the Northern Territory.

At Katherine we went to the hot springs for a swim. The water was clear and warm (about 32 degrees). There were lots of aboriginal boys playing in the water. There were also some little waterfalls (which we used as slides) and the water was very deep in some places with sand and rocks on the bottom.

We also went for a cruise up Katherine gorge. There were lots of people in canoes paddling up the gorge. The guide showed us how high the water was in the floods of 1998 - very high! He also showed us the traps where they catch any saltwater crocodiles that come into the gorge during the wet season.

We had dinner one night at the Katherine Country Club where there was a jumping pillow.

On our our last day in Katherine we said goodbye to Granny and Poppy who were heading to Darwin. Will was very sad to see the Maui go! (This was the name of Granny and Poppy's motor home).