Day 71 – Goanna Lagoon – Thierings on Tour

Today started with a flurry of mechanical activities, including calling around for spare parts (thank goodness what we needed was in stock!). So we drove into town to grab parts and Izzy was very excited to see mention of Hogwarts on the destination location signs in town.

Luckily we saw a couple of days ago that a fellow travelling family had a mechanic dad, who kindly agreed to help install the new CV shaft. Jorden actually came back into town from their stay elsewhere in the area was so kind and gracious! It’s been incredible to meet so many people who are willing to help out and make things work.

Once everything was fixed we could explore some of the natural wonders that Yolngu country has to offer.

First stop was Goanna Lagoon, a beautiful waterhole with nice shallow spots for the kids, rope swings into the water and clay at the bottom to use as sunscreen or for general fun.

There was also a really cool rock formation where the water cascades from the top pools to the lower pools. You have to swim into it as it’s too deep and too strong to jump/slide in, but it was really nice to sit in the jet-like water at the end. The girls loved just being half way along where the current wasn’t as strong but still had all the amazing rock formations.

Then we moved onto Wathawuy, another creek, where the water wasn’t as deep but it still looked pretty. The girls decided it wasn’t worth swimming in for long…

Last stop for the afternoon was Rainbow Cliff, a beautiful spot with just the perfect afternoon light hitting it. The colours looked spectacular and it made for a lovely walk, even though some members of the family were in a huff… Luckily for us it was low tide and we could walk right down and around to stand under it.

There were beautiful shells and everyone found a few goodies, but Jazzy outdid herself by spotting and digging out the hidden part of a large (Cowrie I believe) shell. She was so proud and she should be, what a find!