Katherine

 8 - 15 July 2022

We booked another week in Katherine for a number of reasons. We are still in no hurry as we didn't want to be in Broome until mid-September. Katherine is a good sized town and the caravan park we stayed in on our way north is great - shady and well maintained. We were going to spend some time with friends we had met on a Cape York trip in 2016 and were very much looking forward to catching up on travel stories with them. Unfortunately a serious car accident in Queensland resulted in their caravan being written off and them having to return to their home in Victoria. We were devestated for them, but glad to hear they were unhurt and the car undamaged. We hope to be able to meet them somewhere along the track one day.

In the end Katherine became very much a home and chores week. We took the car in for a service and I also needed to visit a GP and dentist. We also became eligible for a fourth Covid vaccination/ booster so we did that as well. We also studied the map and calendar and pencilled in a number of stops on the Western Australian leg of the trip. We even went ahead and booked in some more national parks as these were filling up fast. We kept busy for the whole week even though we didn't get out and about much. Sometimes it's nice just to hang out and get a few things done. 

After a nice week in Katherine it was time to finally head west and set off for Judbarra/Gregory National Park for a few days. We went for one last walk along the river before we left.