26th August

Another place we have been to a few times is Berry Springs,about 40km South of Darwin on the way to Katherine. Its a spot with 3 very large swimming holes with a small Waterfall in one of them. The water is very deep in the middle so a Noodle is great so you can just float around and relax.

Its very popular in the Weekends so we try and get there during the week and we have it nearly to ourselves.

     Floating down the stream that connects the ponds together,a nice gentle ride.

The Waterfall emptying into the top pool. I found out there is a gap behind the water that you can get into and hide.

 In behind the Waterfall with the underwater camera, looking across with the rocks at the back of the falls on the right.

  In behind with my hands out waving to the admiring crowd (Helen)!! It is a funny sensation as the Brain says to hold your breath but if you try you can breath ok and stay there for awhile. Not for the Claustrophobic.

Me looking for lost jewelry that would help pay for the trip!! Actually looking at the Fish life in the pools. Lots of med sized stripped fish of unknown species (to me) but interesting all the same.

A place just down the road from Berry Springs is the Territory Wildlife park and well worth a visit.
We intended doing the Morning there and going for a swim at the Springs in the afternoon,but come 4.30 and we were still there. There is so much to see and its spread over a large area. There is a bus that tours around the park but we didn't seem to be able to match our times for when it came past so we did a lot of walking.

                 A nice Billabong in the middle of the park hosted a lot of Pelicans and-----

A few other species laying around in the Sun,this one a Water Monitor if I remember right plus--

The resident Freshie. It looks bigger here than it was only a bit over a metre and a half long.

 The Aquarium was a great exhibit with a tunnel to walk trough just like Underwater World at Mooloolaba. The photos aren't great through the plastic but the fish are Barramundi and big ones.

This will be familiar to most people. He is a Salty and about 4.5 metres in length. He was watching us as we came in but settled down after we stayed awhile.

 Apparently when small children come in and stand by the glass he will sidle over and size them up for the next meal. He has a large outside area to go too so he is not stuck in this tank all day.

There was a good variety of fish and other things to look at plus it was cool and out of the Sun.

Ever wondered what a Ducks Bum looks like under water? well here you are!!

That's enough for now
Cheers Dave and Helen