Shane spent the day fishing on the Daly River with Doug and managed to catch some fish. 

Fishing on Daly River.  We didn't catch a fish but saw lots of crocodiles.  It is very quite and you always need to keep an eye on the water to check for crocodiles.  A crocodile came up onto the river bank just a couple meters left of Shane,  when we made some noise it went back into the water.  Way to close for me.

Mataranka Hot Springs. These pools flow at a constant 32 degrees C.  The water is clear and great for swimming.

Mataranka is 107km south of Katherine near the Roper River.

The Daly Waters Pub.  People from all over the world come to visit this little pub and leave there bank notes,  Photo ID, Thongs, Hats and even bras and undies.

Crossing the Northern Territory Border

The roads out here are very straight and they feel like they are never going to end.  You can drive for along time before you see another car.

We noticed this sign and couldn't resist.  So we camped for a night at the Nindigully Pub which is south of St George QLD

Nindigully Pub has been voted the No. 1 Pub in Australia. It was built in 1864 and the Australian Movie Paperback Hero was filmed there in 1999.

Camp spot just west of Camooweal.  Camooweal is on the border of QLD and Northern Territory

A Road Train.  We have seen lots of these some have up to 4 trailers.

 

Cotton Field ready to be picked.

The season for planting cotton to picking last for 6 months.

August/Sept - Soil Preparation
Sept/Oct/Nov - Planting
Nov/Feb - Growing
March/April/May -Picking
May/August - Off Season

In Australia in an average year we grow enough cotton to clothe 500 million people

We packed up the caravan and headed off on our Australian Adventure.  Where were we going to stay our first night.  Nobody knew.

Our first night was just north of Gunnedah NSW.  William, Matthew and Andrew collected wood for a camp fire.  It was a little cold in the morning.  The temperature was 6 degrees Celsius.