Darwin to Lichfield National Park Day 1, Tuesday, 1/7/03 Then we went to the Wanji Falls. It was a little trickle of a waterfall and not that impressive. Then it was back on the coach to head to the Tolmer Falls. This was beautiful. We went on a 45 minute hike up and over the falls. It was an awesome hike, except the extreme heat, humidity and FLIES! It was great, too, because we got to talk to a lot of the different people on the tour. I really think that we are going to have a great trip. Everyone's so nice and friendly and really ready for a fun time. It's odd, though, we're the only married couple and there are a ton of engineers – two completely unrelated facts, but they go together in my head. We had lunch after the hike. I had a strange chicken – Mayo roll and Cory had a hamburger with the lot. The lot being egg, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese and beets. He definitely thought that was odd. Anyway, next it was Florence Falls. We were all hot and sweaty and very excited about getting to go swimming. We climbed down to the base of the falls and jumped in the cool water. It felt great, especially after our long hikes. We swam around and even swam under the falling water. It was incredible. So beautiful and nothing like anything I've ever done before. On our trip back (about 1 ½ hours) we all stood and gave introductions. We, of course, got the requisite jokes about Kansas. Paul and Scotty were like a comedy duo. We came back and showered, then went out for a group dinner. The dinner ended up lasting 3 ½ hours, and we we're starving. Finally, we left and went to an Irish pub called Shenanigans, where they were having quiz night. Cathedrial Termite Mound in Lichfield National Park
Wanji Falls, Lichfield National Park
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