The area of Northern Territory where we are
is very flat and apparently everything floods during the wet season. Termites are able to survive by building giant mounds which protect them from the 100 degree heat in the dry season, and the floods in the wet season.
We hiked a short distance along a trail in one of the creeks in Litchfield NP. Some trail-side instruments showed the temp as 37 ( 98) and the humidity as 100% (is that even possible on a sunny day?). The main attraction of this park are the swimming pools (croc-free) at the base of some major water falls. Needless to say these are very popular being free of crocs, flies, and with a water temp of about 70. Tomorrow we leave this hell-hole (actually our lodge is very comfortable with pool, ac, free internet and a butterfly garden) and fly 1000 mi south to Alice Springs.
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