Sunday 25th May.
No need to get up early today as we have caught up with our house keeping and other chores yesterday. We caught up with the recorded AFL games that were played Friday night and Saturday,
Then off for more therapy in the pool. A fair number of day visitors blow in and out of the pool through out the day so the scenery is constantly changing. Temperature today was around 33 degrees with clear blue skies as it has been most days.
This thermal pool was initially dug out in the river by army personnel during the Second World War when they were stationed in the area in the event of a Japanese invasion. There are remnants of army camps and hospitals all throughout the Northern Territory.
It was built by army engineers using heavy duty materials for the officers use, so it has survived the years with little sign of deterioration. The metal lining the side walls is about 3/8" thick, corrugated similar to roadside armourguard. It must be driven about six foot into the river bed, topped with natural rocks from the area. The current flow is constant but not excessive, with one end deeper than the other then flowing on over a man made waterfall. A really lovely setting. In the past they had problems with fruit bat colonies settling into the tall palms overnight and creating all sorts of problems. That has now been eliminated by the installation of 75 foot metal pylons with heavy duty sprinklers attached to the top. Apparently during the bat season which generally goes from Mid June to October they simply turn all sprinklers on full blast which creates a tropical rain forest complete with misty rain which the bats dislike and therefore move on.
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