There were no unusual sounds keeping me a wake last night but there was a full moon. The moon always appears much brighter when camping especially when it is in its full glory. While it may be over 300,000 km away it is bright enough to create a white glow in the tent without the need for a light.  This is even more useful on the nocturnal visit to the toilet.

Last night I also set up the small tent with the intention of the girls joining mum on the king bed and me being relegated to the tent.  However once the twins set sight on the little green fly a sense of adventure and indapendance took over as they pleaded if they could sleep in it.  Not wanting to give up the bed I was more than happy with the arrangement. With the howling of the dingoes however Kathy was not so keen on becoming another 'Chamberlain' story - "a dingo took my twins".  Despite this we woke with two children in tact and me a much more comfortable night. 

With the Lost City Track still closed the day was spent at the waterfalls swimming, relaxing and reading a book. We even splurged on lunch at the cafe. While the food was ok you couldn't expect much with the sign on the wall saying "we DONT sell capachinos, flat whites, no soy anything.  We just serve plain COFFEE."

Watching the moon rise again, there was just time for one last fire and damper before we head to the big smoke of Darwin.

POST SCRIPT:  reading the NT News in Darwin was very education as it informed me that it was a Super moon last night where it is at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit which only takes place 4 times a year.  Even more educational was the title to the article - mooning at super orb a risky move - the paper recommend that people do not bend over and look at the moon through their legs....... What the?