Day 30: Mataranka to Katherine

Today we went to go have a shower and when we got there we saw a green tree frog and we also saw a golden tree python.

Bridget

We continued on to Katherine where we set up camp at a place called Manbulloo Station that has a nice caravan park on the river. The farm used to be a Mango farm and the caravan park is the area where the mango pickers used to camp. Had insulin pump troubles today and had make hasty arrangements to get a new one couriered to Darwin for us to pick up when we got there.

That afternoon we had a dip in the Katherine hot springs. It was 39 degrees and fairly humid so any chance to cool off is welcolmed. We then stocked up at the Katherine Woolworths and headed back to camp. That evening the farmer at Manbulloo Station took the kids for a tour around the farm and fed the Brahman cattle. He also showed us a bower bird nest that had built to attract a mate (the bird not the farmer).

One other thing you may notice in photos from here on is that Richie and father both took a number 2 to the noggin - it's coller to have no hair.

Thanks to Dave (the man in the middle who owns the clippers) for our new haircut.