We booked in for two nights at the camping ground at Katherine Gorge. It was really nice with an information centre, a cafe overlooking a small gorge and a lovely pool where they served drinks and dinner in the evening. We made the most of the facilities- particularly swimming and drinking by the pool.

We spent the first afternoon settling in and reading but early the next morning, before the heat of the day, we set off for a hike to the closest gorge. It was a lovely walk through the bush that took us to a lookout over the gorge.

By the time we got back to camp, we were ready for breakfast and a rest. Seeing one gorge made us hungry to see more so we booked a two hour boat cruise for the afternoon.

That really was worthwhile. The cruise took us into two different gorges, both quite stunning. The young man who skippered the boat was excellent; he shared so much information with us about the gorges, flora and fauna. He also showed us some aboriginal rock art which was a bonus.

Around the closest gorge to the camp-site is home to thousands upon thousands of flying foxes. They hung from lots of trees and we watched them fly down to scoop up water from the gorge.

We were unable to swim in most of the gorges due to crocodiles and turtles but many people were canoeing and sunning themselves on the rocks.

Instead we swam in the pool at the campsite and enjoyed a cold beer, and gin and tonic.  A perfect end to another perfect day.