We really wanted to see this gallery because of this drawing of a european sailing ship. The gallery is not as popular as some others, the walk in is a little further and the gallery not as big. For us it was not to be missed and there are interesting pieces apart from the sailing ship.

Algaihgo is one of the original creation spirits she is in this shot. She planted the yellow banksias and has two attached to her head along with 4 arms.

Nayuhyunggi are also spirit figures. They are invisible to humans. They live in hollow trees and caves and come out at night. They like to eat human flesh. Some are drawn with extra fingers, and or elongated nipples, some carry dilly bags for the human kidneys, liver, heart and lungs.

I think if I was a child these stories would be enough to keep me close to camp at night time.

It wasn't until we were about ready to leave that we noticed this grinding stone. It was possible to imagine women grinding seed while the men? created the art works and told dream time stories to the children.

Nourlangie is not just one gallery but a series of sites in close proximity.

In this shot the smaller figure on the top right is Namarrgon the lightning man he creates the lightning and thunder that come with the storms.

The large figure is more interesting. He is Namarndjolg. He committed incest on the rock above this gallery and later was turned into Ginga (Salt Water Crocodile)

The third figure is Barrginj the wife of Namarrgon the lightning man

We took Clifford down the 4x4 track into the sandstone rock formations called The Lost City. The track wasn't a problem only one section where you needed the high clearance.

There is a short walk meandering though the "skyscrapers"

Swimming in the pool at the bottom of Florence Falls. I did the circuit walk around this pool. When you get down there it is quite small and there were a lot of people. I would hate to be there during the peak season.

This pool is still a dedicated swimming area but the warning sign has now changed. It is a low risk area. The rangers monitor the pool and there is a crocodile trap set up down stream.

Seems like there were a lot of small family owned tin mines through out the area. This is probably one of the larger ones. This shot is of the shed that contained the crusher and shaking table that used water to seperate the tin ore from the dirt.

It was interesting in that there was a lot of mica chips around. I am not sure if mica and tin go together.

We wanted to see the Blyth Homestead which is part way along the 4x4 track south out of Litchfield National Park. We didn't let signs such as this deter us.

While it looks like a pretty nice location reading the Sargent family information inside it was a very tough life. It was basically an outpost for the older children to work long hours in the family Tin mine.

At the yards Bill (I am unsure of the name) nearly severed his foot at the heel when the adze he was using slipped. By the time the stockman who was with him got word to his family and they transported him to Darwin it was a week. The tracks were impassible and he had to be stretched by hand or  horseback and swum across the high creeks. Unfortunately he died the next day in Darwin hospital. So it was a tough life.

Not a lot a water. Just a trickle still flowing down between these pools.

We drove through several fields of these skinny, largely North South aligned termite mounds.

We had driven through the deep creek before Blyth Homestead - where the sign indicated 500mm and the sign said salt water crocodile seen here recently so no walking. We had negotiated the Reynolds river which reports had said can be difficult. It was to be an easy drive now to the bitumen. We went into this small creek with a bend in the crossing to be confronted with this.

Fortunately those are our tracks and we made it up.

Feeding the birds at the Batchelor Caravan Park

We did the tourist thing and took a boat trip up the first two gorges.

A boat trip is really the only way of accessing the gorges. There are about 13 connected gorges in total but you can only drive to the first one and the walks to the subsequent gorges get pretty long.

This section of the gorge shows Jedda's rock made famous in the movie where Jedda jumped off this cliff face. ( I can't remember was it just Jedda or did they both jump?)

This poor crocodile was trying to hide in the cool of this crevice. I am not sure he wanted 50 tourists on a boat knowing he was in there.

This couple were enjoying their paddle in the second gorge.

The boat can not traverse the dry rock bar between the 1st and 2nd gorges. We had to walk. The walk goes past this panel of rock art. It is estimated to be 4000 years old.

I made the climb up to the lookout overlooking the entrance to the first gorge.