Katherine NT Museum, Katherine Gorge, dinner cruise, railway, market
The first thing i noticed this morning when i woke up was that it was perfectly quiet, except for the birdsong. I hadn't realised just how much the background drone of the Stuart Highway pervaded into even the back blocks of the caravan park in Darwin, or how often the big jets come roaring overhead. Anyhow, I just found it so much more relaxing. The only other noise you can here in the dead of night is the occasional freight train rumble past in the distance. Speaking of trains, the Ghan was in town today so just for fun we drove out to the station to have a look - it certainly is one long train. As we drove into the yards, we came cross a group of people walking out toward the main road, which i thought was pretty odd. When we drove out of the station, they had split up into 3 couples, one of whom had two small children with them. One of the couples had towels and I immediately assumed, correctly, that they were off the train and that they were walking to the hot springs. I may...