Maharaja Springs
Mataranka Northern Territory. Tuesday 8th August. We have covered a few miles the last few days so we are having a wee break at a camp site close to Mataranka. There is hot spring here and some facilities that will allow us to have a shower and wash some clothes. The temperatures have been in the low thirties the last few days and this has made travel and camping a little more challenging. The nights are cool but by lunch time we are looking for a shady tree so we can have lunch without getting too hot. Some of the roadside picnic areas are very attractive but alot are not as well. Sadly you see lots of toilet paper in places where visitors have been caught short. Bit poor really and does not reflect well on the people who manage visitors and roadside facilities. We are amazed how many people are moving around in caravans on the roads we have driven so far. Generally the roads are great with relatively little traffic which makes for comfortable driving. The road trains ( upto 53