Mostly Boring on the Bitumen(24th-26th June)

Our last day in Darwin before heading off into the Kimberly and we had a nice lunch down by the wharf with the sound of the V8s in the distance. Darwin was really quiet in the town centre as there appears to be no Sunday trading.

The next day we headed to the local KTM dealer to get a service on my bike so as to keep any warranty obligations after a small oil leak I'd discovered. From there we had an easy day down to Litchfield National Park and Batchelor. The local van park at Batchlor offers a free cocktail from their bar, but I think it's a bit of a local joke as it was thoroughly horrible.

On the 26th we toured through Litchfield National Park and had a look at the large termite mounds and the falls before attempting the dirt track back to the highway. This was stopped short after Sam and I managed to take water into the engine through a deep crossing. We got through the crossing ok, but I think some water must have lapped into the airbox. A guy in a Prado told us the next crossing was significantly deeper so before making Scott cross we decided to head back to the highway through the park and Batchelor. I hate backtracking but it made sense at the time and meant we could predictably determine when we'd be in Katherine.