They asked me to be 30 minutes ahead of departure time, but Greyhound bus departed with 30 minutes delay… Only half full… We reached Katherine town on time (speeding up).
There is not much to see in Katherine so the decision to stay in the gorge was right. Minibus took me to the visitors centre. Tent city was just 200 m away. They provide bedding. Thents are roomy but it is so hot that it is hard to stay in your tent during the day. Fortunately there are nets in the dors and big windows! Keep them closed! It is tropics and the bugs are around…
I took a free map of the trails and start to climb to the viewpoints. First one is just overlooking the river jetty (boats will take you for 56 AUD – 2 hours excursion). Nice view of the gorge… Then I walked to the second viewpoint – Pat’s Lookout – much harder but the view from the escarpment is even better. A lot of stones and sand on the path – good walking shoes required and at least 1.5 l of water…
I returned to the camp after 3 hours on the strong sun – satisfied but tired. They have great pool in the campsite so it was very relaxing to swim more then hour under tropical stars… Very hot, but great day!
