Limmen

Well we finally reached somewhere not flat! We had to travel through a lot of flat to get to the not flat however (see picture of flat below). We did see some mountains of to the side of the road on the way with names like, Mount Doubletop, Mt. Affleck, Mt. Vergemont,, Walters Knob, Commissioner Mountain, and The Bluff. However lets not get carried away here thinking we are in The Alps, the highest of these reached a miserable three hundred and seventeen metres above sea level (one thousand and forty six feet, give or take). So you see it’s pretty flat which is what makes the non-flat bits more interesting.

We are now, or were when I wrote this in Limmen National Park just south of Roper Bar in the Northern Territory or “Discovery Territory” as they say in the advertising.

Limmen became a National Park in two thousand and twelve and is regarded by those who should know as one of the best parks in the N.T. The Rangers asked us to keep that to ourselves if we didn’t mind as they are concerned that it may end up a bit like Kakadu or worse still Uluru (over developed and commercial). The real reason I suspect is that with over one point two million hectares of park to look after (land and water) the Rangers don’t want to be interrupted by annoying visitors with stupid questions like…

Q. When will the rain stop?

A. Tomorrow.

Q. Why are there so many flies?

A. So none of the visitors miss out.

Q. Are the mosquitos particularly bad today?

A. No. They will be bad tonight though.

Q. Are the roads always this dusty?

A. No, in the wet season they are muddy or under water.

Q. Is it safe to swim in crocodile infested water?

A. Sure it is, don’t worry about the signs they are for other people. Actually we would prefer you went swimming.

I would love to be a Ranger.

The wet season runs from December to May closing the roads so the Rangers don’t get a lot of visitors for six months of the year however they cant get a lot done either being up to their armpits in water as it were.

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