EDITH FALLS

Edith Falls turn-off is 40 km north of Katherine at the junction of the Edith River.  According to the Jawoyn people, this area has a strong spiritual association with the frill-necked lizard.  At the beginning and end of the dry season many of these engaging creatures sun themselves in the camping area, backs arched, heads pointing skyward, or run swiftly for cover on their hind legs.  Silver-leafed paperbarks and Pandanus are the most common vegetation at Leliyn, while Edith Falls, opposite the camping area, flows year-round into a broad pool skirted by a beach of river sand.  The pool is free of saltwater crocodiles.  

Edith Falls was named after a daughter of one of Stuart's sponsors, as Katherine was. 

                                                              The car park at Edith Falls

                                                             The Katherine River 

NO WONDER THEY DIDN'T SEE KANGAROOS. THERE IS NOTHING FOR THEM TO EAT. 

Good croc country - a run off from the pool at Edith Falls. 

The beginning of a walk to the top of the falls. Too dry, too hot.

A bridge across stagnant water. A large colony of flying foxes had a perfect home, with a great food supply from flowering trees. 

Three young girls carrying picnic gear across a tributary of the lake where their men were enjoying a swim, hoping no crocks were lurking. 

Enjoying lunch after viewing the falls and making a quick decision, not to walk for kilometers to see more falls.  It was hot.  Margaret had the obliquity pie. 

Home made too. 

Nature is amazing. 

Pine Creek Hotel and Caravan Park where prepaid accommodation was refunded after Margaret told a sob story.  Pine Creek is a small town at the junction of the Stuart Highway and the Kakadu Highway.  Workers on the Overland Highway discovered gold here in the 1870's, sparking a rush that lasted nearly 20 years, and brought a large number of Chinese immigrants.