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After a bit of a restless night, I managed to drag myself up out of the tent. There was no breeze last night so it was very sticky. Our campsite is only 15kms from our destination for the day but it took us about 40 mins to get there as it was a narrow 4wd track with deep sand and mud in places. It was very bumpy but also fun. There really is a sense of being far away from everything out here. It's pure undisturbed nature (until we came along!). We visited twin falls first which we had to take a short boat transfer to get to due to saltwater crocs in the river. When we got to the falls and the white sandy beach it took me by surprise because I've seen lots of gorges and waterfalls recently that have been similar but twin falls was quite tall and very elegant in the way the water cascaded down the gorge. The pool at the bottom looked so inviting but we couldn't swim unless we were happy with possibly losing a limb or two to some snappy jaws. Already feeling a bit hot and bothered by the end of the walk (being near to 40 degrees and humid) we then challenged our already tired and sweaty bodies further by walking and scrambling up on a high rock to be rewarded with 360 degree views of the gorges and the escarpment. It was worth the work but I was really looking forward to getting back under the shade and re-energizing with lunch. After refuelling we went on another walk to Jim Jim falls which fell from a height of about 160 meters. Apparently 2 weeks ago the waterfall hardly exsisted, so we were lucky that there had been some recent rainfall. The highlight was swimming up to the waterfall and standing under it. It was so powerful but so refreshing. Brad, our guide, then painted my face using traditional ochre, as the Aboriginals do for ceremonies. We had to wash it off before leaving the park though. In the evening Brad played his digeridoo and let us all have a go. I'll have to practice more on my return.
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