It was decided well before we left home that we wouldn’t focus much on the area from Katherine and above. We were up here 5 years ago and had a pretty good look around with our good friends Rachel, Brit, Ben and Ian and Anne.

There was however a few spots we did want to revisit, mainly Litchfield NP and Edith Falls. The rest of our 6 days in Darwin was to slow down and relax. (As much as you can with 3 little kids!)

Litchfield didn’t disappoint. Especially Wangi falls and Buley Rockholes. And neither did Edith falls. At Buley rockholes both Noah and Ava were jumping into the river off rocks higher than themselves which was pretty brave I thought! Especially considering before we left on this trip Ava was petrified of the waves and Noah wouldn’t get his face wet in the water!!

We were fortunate enough to catch up with friends, Alan, Carly and kids at Edith Falls. We were camping at the falls and they made the effort to pop in to see us which was great. In Darwin we went to the free waterparks which were fantastic. Noah just scraped in being tall enough to go down the waterslides and he very valiantly went down the speed racer on a mat and at another park went down a pitch black slide on a tube with Steve. Very brave! It was at this park we bumped into one of Bec’s old school friends, Jess and her sister Sarah and family. it was great to see these guys as well. Such a small world.

We also went on a jumping crocodile cruise which was great. It was made all the more special by “Nifti”, the biggest croc in the river having a fight with a smaller crocodile beside the cruise boat. The bang of a big crocodile thrown into side of the boat and the splash of water up the windows wont be forgotten in a long time!

It’s truly a different world up here. While Steve, Ava and Maya waited 2 hours longer than expected  for the wheels of the car to be rotated, they learnt a new phrase during a conversation about someone being too busy in the Northern Territory. “That’s not the Territory way”!!