Road Trip to Katherine

I live in Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is very remote, hot and hard to adjust to. We have been here 3 1/2 years and do like the good parts of living here - the relaxed lifestyle, hot weather and outdoor activities - like great markets. 6 months of the year it is pretty horrible though as it rains a lot and is super humid.

A close friend of mine, Cyn, moved to Katherine which is in the middle of nowhere 3 hours from Darwin 2 years ago. I have been to visit her once and always vowed go back with my daughter Isabel for a girls weekend. Cyn usually comes to Darwin since there is more to do here, but I thought it was time we visiting her! We managed to do that on the weekend! We had a great time with Cyn & her partner Adam.

I of course took lots of pictures of the weekend to share:

Here is Izzy at the entrance into Katherine:

The very sweet sign to welcome us to Cyn & Adam's place:

The first nights dinner was pizza cooked in their outdoor pizza oven! Delicious!

The next morning we drove to Edith Falls and hiked to the Upper Pool via the Leliyn Loop walk. It was just gorgeous:

That night Izzy and Adam made pasta from scratch while Cyn & I made Creme Catalina - we didn't have a blowtorch that worked well so it didn't work perfectly but the meal was delicious!

The next morning we drove home and stopped at Emerald Springs for lunch - I highly recommend!!!

It was an amazing weekend!!