{"id":2328,"date":"2016-12-18T19:40:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T08:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.stillaslife.com\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2020-10-29T01:18:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:18:47","slug":"darwin-to-perth-day-2-katherine-to-kununurra-via-nitmiluk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillaslife.com\/es\/darwin-to-perth-day-2-katherine-to-kununurra-via-nitmiluk\/","title":{"rendered":"Darwin a Perth D\u00eda 2: Katherine a Kununurra a trav\u00e9s de Nitmiluk"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Driving<\/a>
Conducir entre Katherine NT y Kununurra WA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

El d\u00eda 2, conducir de Katherine, NT a Kununurra, WA es largo pero bastante sorprendente. Pens\u00e9 en comenzar con un breve resumen de la aventura:<\/p>\n

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  1. Un comienzo temprano para ir en el crucero al amanecer en Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge).<\/li>\n
  2. Se dirigi\u00f3 al oeste hacia la frontera de WA.<\/li>\n
  3. Se detuvo en Victoria Crossing roadhouse por combustible.<\/li>\n
  4. Condujo a trav\u00e9s de Timber Creek.<\/li>\n
  5. Cruzamos la frontera WA\/NT y revisamos nuestra camioneta en la estaci\u00f3n de cuarentena<\/li>\n
  6. Se desvi\u00f3 hacia el lago Argyle y verific\u00f3 el puesto de observaci\u00f3n y la tienda all\u00ed.<\/li>\n
  7. Llegu\u00e9 a Kununurra, compr\u00e9 algunos comestibles m\u00e1s, me registr\u00e9 en el parque de caravanas de Hidden Valley y luego fui al Parque Nacional Miramar para ver las formaciones de colmenas rayadas all\u00ed.<\/li>\n
  8. Regreso al parque de caravanas para cenar y dormir.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Cubrimos unos 620 km, por lo que fue un d\u00eda bastante largo y no hay mucho de nada a lo largo del camino. Sin embargo, el crucero al amanecer en Nitmiluk fue fant\u00e1stico y vali\u00f3 la pena hacerlo.<\/p>\n

    Nitmiluk Sunrise Cruise<\/h3>\n

    The day warmed up very quickly and even from the time the sun began to reach us in the gorge we could feel the heat, so we were extremely glad we got in early and did this one. The sunrise also added a lot of colour variation within the gorge itself, highlighting some areas with vibrant orange and leaving others in shadows.<\/p>\n

    \"Nitmiluk<\/a>
    Nitmiluk Katherine Gorge Colores al amanecer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    It’s only a few dollars more expensive than the rest of the 2-gorge cruises during the day, and I would guess generally has fewer people on it. The next group that was waiting when we got back was a lot bigger, so in my opinion, it’s a win for beauty, comfort and time. I say time because we were finished so early we had the whole day afterwards to do a lot of other things – in our case, drive the 620km’s from Katherine to Kununurra via Lake Argyle.<\/p>\n

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    We booked the cruise online the night before, so when we turned up at the visitor centre, they pointed us straight down to the wharf. There we were greeted by friendly staff and had some complimentary muffins and a hot drink. They had hot chocolate as well as tea and coffee, so that was nice. It’s all self-serve, so it isn’t super fancy but does help to make it feel that little bit more special given that the rest of the cruises throughout the day don’t get that little nicety. Once it was time to board our boat we were taken down the ramp which is a pretty easy slope and I would say could be managed in a wheelchair. There we boarded our boat and off we went.<\/p>\n

    \"On<\/a>
    A bordo de nuestro primer bote en Nitmiluk Katherine Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    We made our way through the first gorge listening to the rather interesting commentary of our guide. It turns out that Katherine Gorge aka Nitmiluk is actually a series of thirteen gorges that are accessible depending on the amount of water in them following the wet season. We also learned about crocodiles and how to tell the difference between fresh and saltwater crocs. Our guide also explained to us how the saltwater crocodiles get so far south and how the park rangers trap and remove them from the gorge. We learned how Nitmiluk was named in Aboriginal, as well as how it got the name, Katherine, in English. We also learned how the gorge system works, filling in the wet season and flowing out to the ocean, then dwindling in the dry system, with a series of gorges joined but also separated such that it is impossible to navigate the length of them entirely by boat.<\/p>\n