8th July, 2014

We awoke to yet another lovely day in Katherine and slowly packed up in the company of 18 month old Beno and his German mother. Called in at the visitor centre to collect a sticker (poor choice provided) and then made our way to Kakadu, stopping at Mary River Roadhouse to try and purchase our Kakadu Parks Pass. For some reason they have stopped selling them, so we utilised the toilets as non paying customers at .50 cents a pee.

About 60 k's from the turn off at Pine Gap we turned off onto a red dirt road and aired down ready for the corrugations. About 34 k's later we arrived at Gunlom Falls Campground. We were all a little hot and flustered when we arrived at camp and after a few minor incidents settled down to lunch. 

After lunch we went for a walk and inspected the 'Plunge Pool' or 'Echo Pool' if you have watched Crocodile Dundee. It's where Hoges and Linda cool off in a magnificient plunge pool. 

We decided to make the trek up to Gunlom Lookout and Falls at about 4:00 pm. It took just over 20 minutes to clamber up there, including photos at the lookout. We then swam in and inspected a number of the pools and the upper waterfalls. Trent couldn't get enough and didn't want to come back down to camp.

We were last to leave and the view was sensational. Pork chops, Cous Cous and Chips for dinner with a nice Sauvignon Blanc.