In other news..

 

 

 

The other night we were able

to go along on a homeschool excursion

to Tindal Caves, just out of Katherine.

 

 

This was a private cave not open to

the public unless you are with a local ranger.

 

 

There were some really interesting formations.

We didn't get to see any snakes because

there were too many of us and too

much noise for them to come out of hiding.

 

 

It was another display of God's amazing

creation and beauty in nature.

 

 

 

In one place in the cave you could look up

and see the sky and trees through

a small hole in the rocks.

 

 

Well, that's another Territory place

to cross off our list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timber Creek

 

I know I've posted heaps of photos

of the drive out to Timber Creek,

but every time I go out there,

the landscape looks so different depending

on the season. It's a beautiful drive.

 

 

 

Dave and I went out last week to pick

up a trailer load of cans for the recycle place,

so we were able to camp out overnight for

something different.

 

 

This was actually the first time

we have camped out by ourselves,

not in the truck or with the girls.

 

So, we had our own little fire

(except that it wasn't really cold enough

for one, but hey, you HAVE to have a fire

to boil the billy and relax).

 

Then we slept under an amazing sky

of billions of stars, wild donkeys hee hawing

as they clip clopped past us in the night,

crickets chirping, birds calling and

well, you get my drift:)

Ah, livin the dream, livin the dream!

 

 

 

Anyway, it was nice. Dave did some metal

detecting at an old racecourse and I explored

and picked up odds and ends and took photos.

 

 

 

A dingo was uninterested in us passing by

and so were some other wild donkeys along the way.

 

And of course, I had to take a rearview mirror shot:)

 



 

Well, if you're ever over our way,

we'll take you for a scenic drive:)

 



 

 

 

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Katherine Gorge

 

 

 

After over 2 years of living here,

we were finally able to take a

cruise up the Katherine River to take

in the beauty of the Katherine Gorge.

 

 

We took a dinner cruise that started at

4.30pm and finished around 8.30pm.

 

It was absolutely beautiful to see the sunset

on the river and the gorge cliffs.

 

We cruised along as we enjoyed our

meal and watched the colours

of the sunset reflecting off the

rock faces and in the water.

 

And the company was good too.

Dave and I were able to take

our Pastor and his wife while

the girls watched their boys at home:)

 

I have uploaded a short video

so you can take in the beauty

for yourselves. But if you're

ever over our way, it's a must see!

 

 

 

 

 

 

(I'm sorry for the blurriness of the video
in full size. It drives me crazy, but I
don't know how to fix it as once I resize
it, it loses it's pristine quality)