Warning this day may contain nudity 

A relaxed start to the day. This time we were having a breakfast of bacon and eggs. A bit of a change from the normal salmon and eggs. The hardship of life on the road.

As we sit down for breakfast, two bites in, I dump the entire contents of my breakfast. Not wanting to waste food I tried to catch it between my knees. And yes, I am wearing shorts. I successfully save a very hot slice of bacon and a poached egg, before burning myself and letting the lot drop to ground.

Ultimately it was all wasted and I burnt my leg in the process. Muppet!

I was grumpy at myself for doing something so stupid, so no breakfast for me. That’ll teach me.

I know you can all picture this. Sigh.

On the way to Victoria River Roadhouse we saw a lookout walk, and we decided we wanted to do the walk before driving to Katherine, which was only two hours away.

We packed up the turtle, jumped into Keem and headed the few kilometers to the Escarpment Lookout at Gregory National Park. There is only one other vehicle in the carpark at least it won’t be crowded.

It is 830am and 24 degrees already. The walk is only 1.8km return, but it is straight up! Off we go!

Its moments like this when I have to check my sanity, and the levels are always a lot lower than I expect. Every time I think, wow that looks like fun and we should do it, about 30 minutes in I am sweaty, out of breath, and wondering WTF!

The views on the way up are very impressive. We both return to our individual stances on snake avoidance and continue walking. Stopping for pictures and water intermittently.

We had neared the top when we heard voices of fellow walkers ahead. Then Jason says “ohhh” I look up to get a full frontal of a gentleman, completely naked except for his backpack, his flaccid manhood swaying away freely. He very quickly cups himself and dashes behind a bush.

Too late though buddy, what was seen cannot be unseen.

Not quite the nature I was looking for.

His wife comes towards us, fully clothed I might add, to explain that her husband was very hot and sweating through his clothes. He thought that since they were up here alone, he may as well strip down and go au natural!

Well of course, who wouldn’t do that? Um, just about anyone else, that is who.

Judging from his all over tan that I was privy to, this is something he does often.

They are German and I can’t help but think that his backpack straps looked like he had left on the suspenders from his lederhosen. OMG how it still makes me laugh now.

Jason said Fritz (no idea what his actual name is) was not perturbed when he saw Jason, but moved awfully quickly when he saw me. He quickly put on his boxer shorts (yep that is all) and they went their way, we went ours. Still laughing.

Anyway, the rest of our walk was uneventful, the views were stunning, we heard a lot of things dashing for cover, we saw a wallaby on the side of the track, and back to the car. Still laughing.

Off to Katherine. 197kms.

Long straight roads, blue skies, no clouds, and tonight WE HAVE A MOTEL BOOKED.