With the wedding done and dusted, it was time for a bit of sightseeing and relaxation.
We’ve camped at Edith Falls before and loved it. It’s approximately 90kms north of the farm, and as Nikki hadn’t as yet been there we figured it’d make a good day trip. It’s in a National Park, so Mr Tilly had to stay behind. We figured he’d be okay inside the house with the air conditioning running (how wrong we were – more on that later).
There’s a camp ground, a day use area, a kiosk, the lower area and another top area. The top area is accessed by a hiking track and has a beautiful swimming hole to cool off in after the hike I seem to remember from our last visit. This visit wasn’t about hiking though, it was about relaxation, so we stayed at the bottom pool.
Paul managed a quick dip, Kelvin dipped a toe in the water proclaiming it too cold, and Nikki (a non-swimmer) stayed clear of the water altogether. I though, couldn’t resist a chance to freshen up with a good cooling swim, and set out for the water fall. I’m not the swimmer I used to be so took it slow, with a few little rests on the way.
There were lots of birds and lizards including this little wavy lizard – if you’re quiet and can get close enough he lifts his front leg and seemingly waves at you. I loved the little Zebra Finches too.
On the way home we called into the Katherine Hot Springs, a favourite place for locals, tourists and backpackers.
Theres a lot of work being done in the surrounding areas of the Katherine springs to upgrade the area, so I look forward to seeing how it all turns out on my next visit to Katherine.
It was nice to get out and relax after such a hectic week. Clearly though, Tills hadn’t been happy at being left behind. He had tried to get out, ripping the floor vinyl near the door in the process. Oh dear! In fact, he wasn’t very well behaved on the farm at all. He ran wild chasing birds and butterflies and wouldn’t respond at all when we called him – and now he had destroyed the flooring. What to do with him! I don’t know – clearly some serious training is needed. He needs to be adaptable in the different situations our future planned travel is going to be taking us. Mmmm – wish us luck on that one!
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Edith Falls is beautiful and a perfect spot to camp a while, very nice and serene.
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Oh dear, back to puppy school for Mr Tilly. We used to regularly camp at Edith Falls in the mid 1980s. It was beautiful.
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He is definitely back in training…… there was worse to come!
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That’s not good news. 😦
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Gorgeous pics. From time to time, Aldi sells a collapsible dog crate for about $55.
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I wonder if you have to try them in it from an early age? One of our friends has children, and a dog. The dog puts himself into his crate when he’s had enough of the kids.
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What a gorgeous stop to relax 🙂
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Lovely spot. It is a shame you had to come home to an unhappy Mr Tilly. He clearly was missing you after having you around constantly. Poor Tills, and poor flooring! Have you ever crated him? I have never used one, but others in a similar situation have found it calms the animal left alone, down.
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We did have a crate for him originally, but found it was just to big in our small house. I think we have to get back to some, “come”, and “stay” commands. At home, when we’re going out, we don’t even have to tell him. He just sits on his bed waiting for his farewell smacko treat, and we leave without him making a whimper. Neighbours assure us he doesn’t bark, and he’s never destroyed anything in our absence. He doesn’t dig or anything, so this was unexpected. Fortunately the flooring is really old and in need of replacing. Thank goodness.
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Phew!!! Flooring isn’t cheap!!
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Wow-wow-wow!!! What beautiful water spots!
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The Northern Territory is real outback country, so these water holes are really welcome.
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