The Richardson's Adventures

Our holiday to Western Australia was initiated from the idea of taking our boys on a extended holiday prior to starting school. We have been camping in tent's, and more recently we had a camper trailer for 3 years. While the camper trailer served us well ( over 30 camping trips ), we have upgraded to our off road caravan. The caravan makes life easier for the overnight stay, quick pack up, and it also has air conditioning. Our holidays have been booked for 2 1/2 years and we have been planning in some sort of fashion since. We have upgraded the car to give hassle free motoring, not to mention the great V8 rumble.

Monday, 8 August 2011

Litchfield National Park

Lower Casscades 

Blyth Homestead (Ruins)
A Tin Mine was established and then the homestead later built in 1928 where the Blyth Family of ten children resided and worked on the mine.  The youngest Blyth boy had a pet crocodile and would carry it everywhere he went.  


Jen swimming at Tjaynera Falls (Sandy Creek)


Termite Mounds

Tolmer Falls lookout
Ghost bats and Orange Horseshoe bats are rare and protected species in the Tolmer Falls.  

Wangi Falls
This was our backyard for the last three days in Lithfield National Park.  We also had a visit at night by the Park Ranger who was handing out the census form to fill in.  We're in the middle of no-where and they can still find us.

Magnetic Termite Mounds
 In the back left corner of the photo there were hundreds of the Magnetic Termite Mounds, Jen thought they looked like tomb stones. The mounds are aligned north to south to minimise the exposure to the sun.


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  1. grandpa14 August 2011 at 03:31

    More water falls and cool creeks to swim in, are you the only ones their?
    Boy they grew termites BIG in the NT... makes the Patrol look tiny...

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