{"id":269,"date":"2013-08-18T10:12:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T00:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/?p=269"},"modified":"2022-07-17T17:16:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T07:46:43","slug":"litchfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"Litchfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Days 27 &#8211; 29<\/p>\n<p><strong>Florence Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We stayed at a caravan park in Batchelor and drove into Litchfield National Park.<\/p>\n<p>We liked it at Florence Falls. We swam over to the waterfall. We saw lots and lots of fish. Mum thought there were too many people there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-249\" alt=\"Litchfield_01\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_01-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_01-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_01-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_01.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is me and Matt searching for some fish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-250\" alt=\"Litchfield_02\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_02-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_02-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_02-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_02.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have just come up from looking for some fish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-251\" alt=\"Litchfield_03\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_03-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_03-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_03-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_03.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Matt is waiting for a shot with the camera.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-252\" alt=\"Litchfield_04\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_04-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_04-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_04-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_04.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We went looking for fish. We saw these strange black fish. Some were as long as Matt&#8217;s arm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-253\" alt=\"DCIM100GOPRO\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_05-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_05-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_05.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Matt is swimming over to the waterfall on his noodle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-254\" alt=\"DCIM100GOPRO\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_06-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_06-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_06-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_06.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buley Rock Pools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is one of our favourite swimming places. This pool &nbsp;is colder than the others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-255\" alt=\"Litchfield_07\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_07-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_07-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_07-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_07.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This one was so deep we could do bombs in it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-256\" alt=\"Litchfield_08\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_08-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_08-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_08-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_08.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Matt just did a bomb.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-257\" alt=\"DCIM100GOPRO\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_09-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_09-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_09-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_09.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Termite Mounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a cathedral termite mound. It is about 50 years old.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-258\" alt=\"Litchfield_10\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_10-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_10-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_10-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_10.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is another one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-259\" alt=\"Litchfield_11\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_11-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_11-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_11-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_11.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are the many many many magnetic termite mounds. They are facing north and south. They were built in this way to keep the colony cool during the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-260\" alt=\"Litchfield_12\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_12-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_12-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_12-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_12.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wangi Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next day we went swimming at Wangi Falls. We swam to the waterfall. This one was easier to swim to. We climbed into a little pool by the left fall. It may have been small but it was very deep. We couldn&#8217;t touch the bottom. The water fall on the right was cold, the one on the left was warm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-261\" alt=\"Litchfield_13\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_13-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_13-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_13-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_13.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tolmer Falls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We couldn&#8217;t go down to the bottom of Tolmer Falls because there were ghost bats living there. They are endangered and must be protected. Can you see the waterfall between Matt and me?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-262\" alt=\"Litchfield_14\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_14-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_14-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_14-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_14.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can you see the caves where the bats live?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-263\" alt=\"Litchfield_15\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_15-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_15-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_15-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_15.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lost City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next day we drove along a 4-wheel drive track to a place called The Lost City. It was really hot there. The rocks looked like a ruined city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-264\" alt=\"Litchfield_16\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_16-198x300.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_16-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_16-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_16.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Matt fell over and hurt himself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-265\" alt=\"Litchfield_17\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_17-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_17-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_17-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_17.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buley Rock Pools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then we went back to our favourite swimming place. We saw a water monitor by the pool. Can you see it in this picture?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-266\" alt=\"Litchfield_18\" src=\"http:\/\/travelblog.kristinmartin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_18-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_18-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_18-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelblog.bigham.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Litchfield_18.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days 27 &#8211; 29 Florence Falls We stayed at a caravan park in Batchelor and drove into Litchfield National Park. We liked it at Florence Falls. We swam over to the waterfall. 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