Heading back to the Stuart Highway from Roper Bar. There are lots of wrecks by the side of the road or driven in to the bush, some accidents, some just abandoned.
The scenery is still beautiful, especially the rocky outcrops. The colours in the layers are amazing.
Back in Mantaranka for a cuppa. Stopped at this nice little gallery which sells aboriginal art. The lady who owns it has a beautiful little garden in the courtyard. Loved the handmade baskets but "Why are they so expensive?"
The statue is Aneass Gunn from "We of the Never Never"
A quick stopover in Katherine as we will be back to go to the Katherine Gorge. Not a bad town but the same problem as everywhere up here. Wherever the locals sit (which is under the shade of every tree) they leave their rubbish behind. Bottles, papers, nappies, food containers - you name it, it's left on the ground even if the bin is right there. I just don't get it when "Country" is so precious! If ever a town needs a ban on glass bottles it is here. There are jagged glass bottles scattered in the streets & car parks look like they are paved with crystal. Other than that it is a nice town.
Great little camp spot at Pussy Cat Flats just out of Pine creek. This is the local racecourse & we were parked near the bar opposite the finish post so this was unique camp ground. Nice green grass which was a luxury after the red dust. Had a nice night here at happy hour & found the campers an interesting agreeable bunch. Will stay here again after we do the Kakadu loop from Darwin.
Amazing what pets vanners travel with, our next door neighbours had their pet cockatoo which they have had for 25 yrs.
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