Well we picked up the camping gear which as it turned out was quite basic but all that we needed. The chairs were vintage and the table was retro but MNBF Mal was a joy. If you asked a random body of people to draw an Australian of a typical type then if they could draw it would be the spitting image of Mal the Outback Man. So while Roberto and Ian stuffed the car full of gear Mal regaled us with places to go, places to avoid especially the Lost City road which will tear the sides of the car without so much as a bye your leave. OK we will give that one a miss. So next stop was the supermarket where qwe loaded up with food and more importantly, booze. By the time we had loaded all this plus three rather large bags into the car thetre waas barely enough room for people, thank the lord that we got a 4x4. As it was Ian and Holly had enough room to breathe but not a lot else.
On the way into Litchfield NP we stopped at the magnetic termite mounds, not named because of their effect on iron but because of their orientation. I reckon the cathedral mounds are more specky but there again tourists have to see something before they get to the main event. After exploring a few campsites, which were rejected on various grounds like too many people and no showers, nothing like roughing it is there, we settled on a lovely shadey spot very close to Wangi Falls. Over the next few days we poked around and I have to confess I have never been here before but would recommend the area to anybody. Although it is popular with tourists and locals from Darwin it never seemed to be overfull.
Birding was a bit dire but it had lots of other stuff to be of interest.
On the way into Litchfield NP we stopped at the magnetic termite mounds, not named because of their effect on iron but because of their orientation. I reckon the cathedral mounds are more specky but there again tourists have to see something before they get to the main event. After exploring a few campsites, which were rejected on various grounds like too many people and no showers, nothing like roughing it is there, we settled on a lovely shadey spot very close to Wangi Falls. Over the next few days we poked around and I have to confess I have never been here before but would recommend the area to anybody. Although it is popular with tourists and locals from Darwin it never seemed to be overfull.
Birding was a bit dire but it had lots of other stuff to be of interest.