Alice Springs 1,263 km. We've driven about 4,500 km in nearly a month.

The more astute will realise that Alice Springs and Katherine are to our south, while we are generally heading north and west.

We took a quick detour into Pine Creek to use the dump point then backtracked a couple of km to find the road west to Umbrawarra Gorge.

Admiring the grass (which is subtly different to watching it grow).

There's also spinifex.

The gorge is to our left. The campsite below. Our bit of escarpment is much like the nearest in the pic.

The first part has a concrete path, which deteriorates to a walking track, which fades to boulder hopping.

This is early in the boulder hopping. Cross the creek to get past the cliff.

Which is somewhat bizarre as part of the exercise is to have a swim.

Take a plastic bag for the camera next time?

Bluffs on both sides.

Looked at from the side of the pool there was a sand bank, a bit more than knee deep. But unlike in the film, a gap at thefar end.

And coarse sand under water tends to allow feet to sink into it.

I'm not feeling courageous. And its not a film .....

A couple of steps and retreat was in order.

Illuminated by reflections off ripples in the water.

This is even more relaxing than watching grass grow.

Too far away to worry us. Though we did notice the occasional bit of charcoal ash descending.

Common in the Northern Territory.

and, yup, tomorrow arrived .....

its a silver-crowned friarbird.

Which is very important for identification .... some are more rare than others ....

Not sure where to, we'll stop in Pine Creek for dump point and internet to do a little planning.

Probably along the Daly River somewhere.