Its another early start after a fairly sleepless night of camping. The tents were not at all what I had expected, being more like canvas garden sheds without windows but with two bunks beds down either side. Talk travels easily through canvas walls and some had partied hard into the night. Others are suffering the result. Everyone is hot and bothered but Rick has a great idea to cool us off.
Our first stop requires a short walk into a leafy glade with a cool pool and waterfall. There are no crocs near this pool except for those on our feet and we all dive or slide in off the rocks. Pretty soon we are all suitably chilled and refreshed enough to carry on.
But we have 2 opportunities to get wet and wild today as our next major stop is another Falls. Edith Falls is calm and tranquil. The pool is clear and the fish are curious, nibbling around our heels. I know some people who would pay a fortune for that. We are assured that any crocs here will be ‘freshies’ and will keep well away. Nonetheless, I find myself constantly checking for eyes just above the waterline.
Arriving at the camp site, the tents here are even more basic than the previous night, with no more than mosquito netting around the 2 sets of bunk beds. Even so, there is precious little air to help us sleep in the heat.
Our first stop requires a short walk into a leafy glade with a cool pool and waterfall. There are no crocs near this pool except for those on our feet and we all dive or slide in off the rocks. Pretty soon we are all suitably chilled and refreshed enough to carry on.
But we have 2 opportunities to get wet and wild today as our next major stop is another Falls. Edith Falls is calm and tranquil. The pool is clear and the fish are curious, nibbling around our heels. I know some people who would pay a fortune for that. We are assured that any crocs here will be ‘freshies’ and will keep well away. Nonetheless, I find myself constantly checking for eyes just above the waterline.
Arriving at the camp site, the tents here are even more basic than the previous night, with no more than mosquito netting around the 2 sets of bunk beds. Even so, there is precious little air to help us sleep in the heat.
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