We spent yesterday canoeing Katherine Gorge in Nitmiluk NP (about 30kms outside the town of Katherine itself) - as with all these gorges, pretty magical.

Gotta say this about NT national parks, the facilities are pretty damn good - hot water showers, camp kitchens, drinking water, flushing toilets, the works… and no entry fees or passes, just (reasonable) camping fees. Compared to most east coast national parks, where they charge you a fortune and barely provide a longdrop loo. Not saying that we need all the facilities (and often it’s good to be as self-sufficient as possible), but it’s an interesting comparison - says a lot about how important tourism is in areas like Kakadu.

Today we’re resupplying in Katherine town (pretty depressing place, we were here the other day and the streets seemed to get pretty rough after dark - lot of drunken arguments and shouting going on)… anyways, after this we’re on the road across the gulf, heading for (official) cane toad territory (Queensland).