Day 100 – 27th August – Kakadu

What better way to start our 100^th day on the road than with a swim at our favourite spot in Kakadu?  Yep, we loved Maguk so much we couldn’t possibly leave without another play in the top pools.  We packed up the camper ready to leave, and since by 9am it’s so unbearably hot here (still 37 degree days) we headed back in for a quick dip.  This time we knew where to find the proper path so it wasn’t too much effort to get to the pools.

Here’s Aiden jumping in from the highest point he could find… 

Another view back over the waterfall to the plunge pool below 

All too soon our time was up and we hit the road again.  Our destination, another waterfall with pools at the top where we could explore and jump!   We actually popped out of Kakadu National Park and into Nitmulik National Park (just out of Katherine) and stopped at a place called Edith Falls.  Once again we did a dump and run with the camper, choosing to not set it up in the heat of the day.  After hiking for about 1km, here’s our first look at the top pool 

Although not as much fun as the pools at Maguk, it was still a really pleasant swim in an awesome environment.  

You can’t take him anywhere… he still insists on doing a bombie EVERYWHERE we go…

Dave and the kids climbed to the top of the falls and found some more pools and cascades to play in. 

On our walk back to the camp we stopped at a lookout.  The falls at the top of the photo are the ones into the “Top Pool” where we were just swimming.  The lower waterfall flows into the “Middle Pool” and I’m not sure if you can actually get in there for a swim. Way downstream, the campground is located alongside the “Lower Pool” which is actually known as Edith Falls.

Our day ended with a Ranger talk about crocodiles.  The kids came home with a head full of information, some safety advice and a whole lot of gory stories…