Pine Creek to Bitter Springs - Day 108, 25/07/2016

Today was a restocking day and we made our way to Katherine, first stop was the butcher to place an order and have them cryovac it for us. We then made our way to Woolworths  and bought a heap of supplies and then spent the next 30 minutes playing tetris trying to cram all of the groceries into the fridge and pantry. At 2pm the grog shops opened and we bought the necessary supplies and picked up our meat from the butcher and then made our way to Bitter Springs.

We checked into Bitter Springs Cabins and Camping which is about a 500m walk from the springs and we had been told these springs were much better than the springs in Mataranka. After setting up we walked down to Bitter Springs and had a great time floating down the creek in the warm water and soaking up the beautiful surroundings. It wasn't long before it started getting dark so we returned to camp for dinner and showers.

Distance Traveled = 194 km
Total distance traveled with camper = 34,041 km 
Total number of nights in the camper = 240






































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