Bitter Springs - Mataranka, Northern Territory

After all the dust, desert winds, termite mounds, long drives, bore water, roadhouses and road trains - we finally hit the tropics. Curly and I literally threw ourselves into the hot springs, swam with the turtles and washed it all away. Of all the campgrounds in the NT this one was the hardest to leave. Fresh produce at the gate, thermal springs, tropical heat and lush rainforest. Float down the river and leave the crowds of Mataranka Thermal Pools behind - this is where you come to float the dust away. Take me back. ( I don’t say that often).