We were especially impressed with the quantity and variety of native animals. We saw Dingoes early in the morning, Wallabies and Wallaroos, and a Goanna crossing the road. Our couchsurf host was also an animal lover, so I was able to handle her (non-venomous) Black-headed Python.
One type of animal we were not so excited to come across was the Golden Orb spider, which loves to build it's gigantic webs across paths. As we were the first to visit one particular forest walk, I was constantly dismantling webs and trying to stay out of their way.
Litchfield National Park also boasts a number of swimming holes, usually at the base of waterfalls. Darwin is located in the tropics and is currently in a monsoon cycle (locally called The Wet). This means that the weather stays hot both during the day and at night, the humidity is almost unbearably high, and there is torrential rain almost every afternoon. We were extremely glad to find these peaceful swimming spots that are much quieter now than in the dry season.
