Lewis's Travel on the Gravel: Lorella Springs NT

Lorella Springs 25/6/2021 to 1/7/2021

Lorella Springs is a privately owned property that is a mere 1 million acres!!!!! I think it is the biggest land holding in Australia ( but don’t quote me on that).

You are free to travel anywhere on the property and camp where ever you like as long as you sign the register and say when you are going and when you will be back. There is a large campground at homestead site and there are toilets and showers (you have to light a fire to heat the water). There is a bar that serves cold drinks and meals (if book in before 2’oclock )(they have to thaw out produce). There is limited Wi Fi (if you pay) the staff are great and will give you an itinerary if you let them know what you would like to see and do. Because we are a family of 4 the campsite was not that cheap $60 per night, (7 night is free) but if you are on your own it only $20.

The first day we slipped into Territorian lifestyle. We swam at Magical Springs which is a hot spring just in front of the homestead and drank some cold beer and sat round the fire. I found that the guy I sang with at Adel’s Grove. He was playing his guitar at happy hour so I joined him for a few songs. Big shout out to Dave.

Over the next few days we went to Indiana falls which is a natural water slide. Checked out Musterers Cave that had some lovely rock art and a fantastic view over the property. We had a dip at wild fire gorge ( which we found eventually.) They give you a map which is not to scale and the signage on the property isn’t always where you need it. We had a lazy afternoon at the stockman’s cattleyard waterhole where we saw a Martins water monitor ( big Lizard or Goanna) swim ,catch and eat a red claw crayfish. We spent a day at Nannies retreat which is lovely deep gorge with beautiful clear water to swim in and checked out the swamp on the way home. There are lots of hot and cold springs on the property we spent an afternoon at Nudie hot springs the temp of the water is around 38 degrees don't panic you can wear bathers if you want. There is a nudist camp at Lorella so I told the kids not to go too far on the bikes incase they saw some things they cant unsee😲 Adam and the kids did a couple of sunrise walks. I was happy to stay in bed and look at the photos. The place got busy as Darwin went into a lockdown (Bloody Covid) so everyone who was going there came out bush instead.

We have decided to head for Katherine as we have to get the van fixed properly. There was no internet or phone out there so we are just hoping for the best. Next stop Daly waters for dinner then Katherine

Feature creature: We have missed a few so will play catch up.

Feature Creatures
Missy the Dingo