The above Icon of Katherine is a beautiful bronze statue of Sabu Peter Sing, a memeber of the Wardman tribe, a skilled bushman, horseman and stockman who lived between 1940-1993.
Being a horse enthusiast I fell in love with it and a picture of it will surely find its way into our home somehow.
Talking of home, it is a very strange and sad feeling to have lost our transportable home and not have a base to return to, we are true nomads for the time being....
One of the highlights of our 8 days was paddling up the three Gorges originating from the Katherine river. It was a day we will never forget. You could paddle ashore on your own little sandy beach and enjoy the scenery, the birdlife and the stillness of the wilderness. It was a 13km journey so we got enough exercise as well.
In the evening we were entertained by Lee "The General" who is a good singer and entertainer. He had spent decades driving Road Trains and had some very interesting stories to tell. We "hitted" off really well and spent 6 hours together in the Coffee Club the day before we left. Another good reason, apart from making friends, to spend 6 hours in the coffee Club is that it is cold there, which is not the case when we stepped outside.
Katherine is one of the few places where Road Trains still drive through the main St which gives the town some real character. We left Katherine with a picture of the Springvale Homestead from 1879, which is one of the oldest homesteads around.
A little frog note. Lots of time has lapsed since we had the green frogs in the toilet (refer to earlier post) and we are now getting used to having all kinds of frogs around. You kind of look for yesterdays frogs in the shower/toilets and miss them when they are gone.....
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