We got to sleep in until 6am today! Hooray - that extra half an hour really makes a difference.
My journey to the bathroom last night was interesting. As I approached the toilet block with our weak, overpriced flashlight I suddenly noticed hundreds of wallabies feasting on the plants around the campsite. I have attached a photo of one of them that I caught in the daylight, but seeing hundreds of them in the middle of the night was really incredible.
I have also included photos of the three waterfalls we visited in Litchfield: Florence Falls, Wangi Falls and my favourite - Tolmer Falls (the one with the unusual rock formations and the arch up over the top). We were not allowed to swim in Florence Falls because of rough waters after the storm. Wangi Falls was off limits due to the presence of hungry crocodiles and Tolmer is permanently closed to swimmers to protect two rare bat species that inhabit the caves below (the orange horseshoe bat and the ghost bat, only found in the national parks of the Northern Territory). The olive python also lives around Tolmer and hunts the bats.
Anyway, after our waterfall visits our guide took us to a smaller set of waterfalls so we could have a swim. The current was very strong. As soon as we entered the water we were swept off our feet. It was a crazy place to swim. Soon we were swimming right up to the falls and then sliding off the rocks and letting the current carry us to the edge of the pool. It was very exciting!
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