The Long Way Home

A couple of weeks back,

when Dave and I took Cam and Lauren

back to Darwin to catch the plane,

we decided to come home a different way 😏

In the time we've lived here, we still

haven't done Litchfield or Kakadu,

so it was high time we at least drove that way home.

But, before that, we spent a little bit

of time at Nightcliff Jetty to kill some time

with Cam and Lauren.

The colours of the rocks and cliffs are

phenomenal!! (thank goodness for auto correct)

Due to recent rains, the water was all

brown and muddy, but it was beautiful

nonetheless.

Now, onto Kakadu.

Again, due to recent rains, most of the

tracks off the main road were closed,

but we were mainly passing through

with the view that we'd bring the girls back

another time and camp, when it dried out a bit.

The Wetlands were impressive!

I happily snapped away out the window as we drove

along and enjoyed the different scenery.

We had hoped to take a look at the notorious

Cahill's Crossing, but the first creek crossing

on the way there was 1.2 m over 😒

So, we left it for another day.

Impressive rock formations that

we just admired from a distance

seeing it was stinkin, steamin, hot and

we didn't feel like the walk!

Large expanses of water and flooded rivers

Creepy, croc filled billabongs

And beautiful skies overhead

Just another awesome example

of God's amazing creation!

Psalm 19:1

 The heavens declare the glory of God;

and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Psalm 148

1 Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord

from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

² Praise ye him, all his angels:

praise ye him, all his hosts.

³ Praise ye him, sun and moon:

praise him, all ye stars of light.

⁴ Praise him, ye heavens of heavens,

and ye waters that be above the heavens.

⁵ Let them praise the name of the Lord:

for he commanded, and they were created.

⁶ He hath also stablished them for ever and ever:

he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

⁷ Praise the Lord from the earth,

ye dragons, and all deeps:

⁸ Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours;

stormy wind fulfilling his word:

⁹ Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees,

and all cedars:

¹⁰ Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things,

and flying fowl:

¹¹ Kings of the earth, and all people;

princes, and all judges of the earth:

¹² Both young men, and maidens;

old men, and children:

¹³ Let them praise the name of the Lord:

for his name alone is excellent;

his glory is above the earth and heaven.

¹⁴ He also exalteth the horn of his people,

the praise of all his saints;

even of the children of Israel,

a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.