We have been out of contact for a few days. We left Darwin and travelled south to Katherine Gorge also known as Nitmiluk Gorge a very spectacular National Park where we camped for two nights. This was the first time in a tent since we left Albany. The camp ground is absolutely beautiful and one of those places not to be missed. There is a very nice swimming pool with a poolside bar and bistro. Really not the sort of place you normally find in a national park. The only downside is that the place is crawling with cane toads which come out at night. Amazing that we travelled all the way to Cairns and this is the first time I have ever come across these nasty little creatures.

The gorge is also well worth a visit. We took a four hour boat trip through the gorge which gave us a great view of the major part of the gorge.

Yesterday we travelled from Katherine to Renner Springs which is little more than a road house in the middle of know where. It did have a pub with great meals. Today we had our biggest riding day yet travelling over 570km to Alice Springs.South of Tennant Creek we passed the Devil's Marbles. Just before Alice Springs we crossed the tropic of Capricorn so we are officially out of the tropics, though the weather isn't much cooler. We haven't really seen much of Alice Springs yet as we took the oppertunity to do some shopping and stock up on food etc before we travel to Ularu tomorrow. The plan is to camp again as accommodation there is very expensive.