We decide to do a couple more things in Litchfield before heading to Darwin, as we only have a 200km drive today. First, while it is a little cooler, we visit the abandoned tin mine in Bamboo Creek. Very interesting and the kids love the sparkling sand which is full of tin fragments. We then head to Walker Creek which is a 3.5km walk with 8 camping sites along the way. When we reached the pool, Glen did the "check of the perimeter" for crocs, snakes and nasties, however, he came across a bit more than he bargained on when he found a native bird sunning herself topless on a rock. He returned looking a little sheepish, gave us the all clear to swim, then went for a cool dip himself!!!!! The walk was relatively easy compared to what we have been accustomed to and the water warm, so it was a lovely way to end our stay at Litchfield.
Next, back to the van for lunch and pack up to head to Darwin, a very easy drive, however we notice the quality of the roads are starting to deteriorate. We pull into the Free Spirit Caravan park which is just awesome. With 3 pools and a massive bouncy pillow, the kids want to stay for a week. Unfortunately, it will only be a couple of days, so we will have service until about Thursday.
Thanks again to everyone for your emails, especially the ones for the kids. They look for them every time we stop now, so keep them coming.
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