We had to find out for ourselves and make our own minds up...
Unlike Kakadu, there are no Caravan Parks, all of Litchfield is bush camping. The first campsite we went to was packed out and felt a little unwelcoming but luckily, that led us to...
Rating : 9 / 20
Facilities : Fires allowed. Walking distance to Florence Falls. Right near freshwater creek. Drop dunnies. Great private area thanks to its 4WD only restrictions.
First on our list was a dip at the freshwater waterfall of Florence Falls.
I was ready and roaring for a dip until Tom spotted this little (and by little I mean BIG) Olive python sunning himself on a ledge right next to the water level...
And then this slippery little sucker... I was definitely staying dry that day!
Off to the Lost City... where the striking erosional landscape is said to resemble that of a Lost City...
Jim just chilling out on the verandah of the Lost City Inn..
Kings' Castle... apparently...
Tom waiting outside the Lost City Barbers... (unfortunately as with the Lost City, the Lost City Barbers was imaginary and his long hair & beard still remains intact).
Off for a dip at Buley's Rockhole...
A dip and then a bomb dive...
Tom was determined to fight the force of the waterfall...
A red backed fiery wren...
As Jim was just a new additional to our little travelling pair, we were discussing the things he would like to learn/do during his five weeks with us. Together, the three of us made a list of "Things to do with Jim" while he's with us. Hopefully, by the end of his time in Australia, we can tick the boxes for each of the following -
- Light a campfire using his flint
- Catch / fillet / cook a fish
- Catch / fillet / cook a squid
- Catch a shark
- Find a didgeridoo prepared by termites for our us
- See a big red kangaroo
- Learn to communicate with termites (so Jim can kindly ask they to hollow out a log and make a didgeridoo for us)
- Learn to drive the Troopie
- Learn to cook Amy's famous chocolate pudding - that one applies to Tom too
- Navigate us all the way to Cairns and check coordinates using GPS
- Learn all about the constellations
- See a snake
- Learn how to prepare, manage & cook on a campfire
- Grow taller than Tommy & Amy
- Not get bitten by anything.
So far we can already tick the boxes for - seeing a snake and Jim can now light a campfire using his flint. After Tom showed him, Jim had mastered the art within 5 minutes.
On our last night in Litchfield, we debated our preference in the ultimate National Park-off of Kakadu vs Litchfield. Our conclusion was that the two are completely different and should not be compared. While Kakadu offered amazing scenery, spectacular wildlife and very impressive rockart, Litchfield featured extremely inviting fresh waterholes and breathtaking terrains of termite mounds and savannah bushland.
When in NT, must do as the locals do. Australia's biggest stubbie... 2 litres!!
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