FLOODS! Katherine Railway bridge viewed from Stuart Highway

April 6 2006 Katherine went under water again.
In 1998 the town was devastated by a 1 in 500 year flood - 8 years later - it floods again.

The photo above shows the Katherine river at 19 metres.

Most of the year it flows at 2.5 metres -- do the maths!

Katherine main street

 

I was buying gas here last week.

 

Main street - also Highway One - Stuart Highway

 

Main Street - Katherine

This is not good.
and this outback town will need support to get back on its feet again.
If you are thinking of visiting Australia this year -- make Katherine one of your destinations. The spirit of this town will have it back on its feet - we can all help by supporting their tourist industry - the main employer.

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Croc on Adelaide River - Northern Territory

Late March 2006 we took Mike & Michelle from Indiana and their two children Stephen and Sarah on a four day tour to Kakadu, Katherine and Litchfield. It was a ball and we experienced the Wet Season at it's best. 

Mike , Sarah and Stephen from Indiana.

 

Paradise in Kakadu National PArk

 

Wet Season sky - near Litchfield

Towering spear grass (sarga) creates a typical wet season look against a threatening sky... 

Wangi Falls - Litchfield

This is Wangi Falls at it's spectacular best in March. 

Monitor lizard on rock - Litchfield Park

Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory is a superb Wet Season ( Green Season ) destination. 

Savannah Guides - Brendan (NT) and Evan (Qld)

FAR OUT ADVENTURES are an accredited Savannah Guide operation and Mike is a Savannah Guide.

Regular 'schools' are conducted by Savannah Guides to workshop conservation idea and update guiding skills and knowledge.
Check www.savannahguides.com.au 

Savannah Guides in the field

At our recent Savannah Guide seminar in the Mary River region of the Northern Territory we went on several field trips - one included looking at an ancient Aboriginal ceremony site that had been damaged by highway construction. 

Studying Geckos in the wild

During our Savannah Guide seminar we took a field trip at night to study Geckos and the effect of fire on their habitats.

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