First stop inside the park was at this Cathedral Termite Hill. The name comes from the sheer size of the termite hills, and the butress formations.
Then some more termite hills -these are called magnetic termite hills because they are built aligned to an East-West axis. Scientists think this minimises exposure to the sun to keep the termite hill as cool as possible, though they don't know how the termites can read directions.
Then, on to the first of the beautiful waterfalls in Litchfield NP - this is Florence Falls. The walk down is lots of stairs. Fortunately there's a gentle (though longer) walk back through the forest to get back to the car park.
After lunch, on to more waterfalls - this one is Wangi Falls. It has a great and very accessible swimming hole beneath the falls, but it was closed for swimming as this was the end of the wet season so the water was still quite high. This leads to two public risks - the first is the strength of the water and the risk of getting caught under the flow of the falls and not being able to surface. And the second is the risk of salt-water crocodiles getting into the water system while the water is high.
And one last waterfall before we headed back to Darwin - this is Tolmer Falls, and is quite spectacular. The viewing platform for this one is quite high so you look down on the crystal clear green pool below the falls.
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