Well is has taken 3 weeks and 7000 kilometres but we have made it to the Northern Territory or at least to the border and with that we lost 1 ½ hours as we also moved into the Central time zone. This meant that there was 90 minutes less daylight time for travel before sunset and even with leaving earlier than out normal 10 am, we still arrived in Katherine around sunset.
I am not sure what it is but the red rocks and ranges always look better in the Northern Territory and it was no different on the Victoria Highway particularly around Timber Creek and Victoria River Roadhouse. It was also around Timber Creek that we saw our first “saltie” or saltwater crocodile sunning himself on the banks of the Victoria River.
It was a pretty easy drive for the 500 kilometres today finishing up at Manbulloo Homestead just out of Katherine for the night. There was power, water and plenty of room so not squeezed in like a caravan park and cheaper too. All of the free camp parking areas we passed along the way were packed so I think we made the right choice.
