Day 27 - Bootu Ck-Katherine (via Darwin)

In the morning we left for Katherine, but not before Mark took us on a quick pit tour and showed us the Bootu Creek mine, which was an eye opener for both of us.

Neil being in the cruiser meant that stopping every half hour was no longer necessary. Music, drinks food, all could be dealt with in the air-con comfort of the cab. So no surprises that the tortoise like Thirsty soon overtook Mang, who looked like a sweaty hare indeed on the side of the road having a drinks break. In the heat. With no aircon. Ha ha.


Joke was on Neil though, he had to drive to Darwin, and drop off his bike for repairs, always a humbling experience. Eric and co at Honeycombes interrupted their Sunday session to help Neil unload the bike, much appreciated. Dark then so it was off to the caravan park for the night, and an early start back to Katherine.

Catch me if you can....