I am going to backtrack a bit to give you a full review of the Springs we have been visiting and a bit more info.
We arrived in Alice Springs on Sunday afternoon
(11th August), and checked in at the Big 4 Caravan park (a couple of klms out of Alice) which had plenty for the kids to do, playground, jumping pillow and other kids - yeahhh!
Off again the next morning we had an expensive pit-stop at a 'Desert Dwellers' camping store where we 'invested' in a car fridge - that assisted with the store owner's Monday-itis, he was all smiles as we walked out. Liam also bought a 'fair dinkum' outback hat, which makes him look like a real cowboy.
We kept on driving and on the way is the amazing site of (Devil's Marbles). We have looked at a lot of rocks recently, if not big red ones then Jay has collected a rock from each location - the car is getting heavier.
Next stop was a roadhouse on the highway called Renner Springs and our neighbours for the evening were a lovely couple from McMasters beach on the Central Coast, they gave us some great advice for our next stop - Bitter Springs.
Bitter Springs is currently in Liam's favourite things we have done on our holiday, and you will see why from the photos. You walk 500 metres down the road where you are in National Park, you enter into the hot spring pool and then float downstream for about 50 metres then get out and walk up the path and do it all again. It was amazingly relaxing, just what we needed. Of course we had to do it all again the next morning, what a beautiful start to the day!
We continued north towards Darwin but stopped of at Batchelor so that we can spend some time in Litchfield National Park. We stayed one night in Litchfield National Park to see the absolutely amazing Wangi Falls. I have never seen or experienced anything like the freshwater billabong with 2 waterfalls cascading into it, of course you have to share it with about 80+ tourists but there is room for everyone. This has been one of Kim's personal highlights so far.
We have just spent the weekend in Darwin in a place called Howard Springs - 2 nights in one place is a real novelty so we have enjoyed it, but off again to Kakadu tomorrow.
We arrived in Alice Springs on Sunday afternoon
(11th August), and checked in at the Big 4 Caravan park (a couple of klms out of Alice) which had plenty for the kids to do, playground, jumping pillow and other kids - yeahhh!
Off again the next morning we had an expensive pit-stop at a 'Desert Dwellers' camping store where we 'invested' in a car fridge - that assisted with the store owner's Monday-itis, he was all smiles as we walked out. Liam also bought a 'fair dinkum' outback hat, which makes him look like a real cowboy.
Heading towards Mataranka we knew we would not make it the whole way so we stopped at a free camp site called Taylor's Creek- lots of red dirt, no showers and a long drop toilet and did I mention the red dirt? I have no photos of this, for which I am sure you are grateful.
Taylors Creek is only 50klms out of Wycliffe Well, which is the UFO sighting capital of Australia. Liam had a great time freaking himself out about being abducted by aliens - thanks Nanny!! As we passed through Wycliffe Well we took some photos of the Cafe/gift shop, blatant commercialism in the middle of nowhere - love it!
Yes we bought a magnet to say we have been to Wycliffe Well. Here is a photo of Liam with his new friends, they weren't very chatty for some reason.
Yes we bought a magnet to say we have been to Wycliffe Well. Here is a photo of Liam with his new friends, they weren't very chatty for some reason.
We kept on driving and on the way is the amazing site of (Devil's Marbles). We have looked at a lot of rocks recently, if not big red ones then Jay has collected a rock from each location - the car is getting heavier.
Next stop was a roadhouse on the highway called Renner Springs and our neighbours for the evening were a lovely couple from McMasters beach on the Central Coast, they gave us some great advice for our next stop - Bitter Springs.
Bitter Springs is currently in Liam's favourite things we have done on our holiday, and you will see why from the photos. You walk 500 metres down the road where you are in National Park, you enter into the hot spring pool and then float downstream for about 50 metres then get out and walk up the path and do it all again. It was amazingly relaxing, just what we needed. Of course we had to do it all again the next morning, what a beautiful start to the day!
We continued north towards Darwin but stopped of at Batchelor so that we can spend some time in Litchfield National Park. We stayed one night in Litchfield National Park to see the absolutely amazing Wangi Falls. I have never seen or experienced anything like the freshwater billabong with 2 waterfalls cascading into it, of course you have to share it with about 80+ tourists but there is room for everyone. This has been one of Kim's personal highlights so far.  |
| Liam with a grasshopper in his hair, before he realised it was there, funny! |
We have just spent the weekend in Darwin in a place called Howard Springs - 2 nights in one place is a real novelty so we have enjoyed it, but off again to Kakadu tomorrow.
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