OUTBACK OASIS || Mataranka and Bitter Springs | Northern Territory Caravanning

This weeks episode we're at Mataranka Homestead to check out two popular outback hot springs. We celebrate a birthday and the two girls watch a whip show at the pub!
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Cam, Tiff, Chloe, Brodie and Percy
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[@sibhs66]

Love the Whippy Griggs Show! Marty from Perth

[@Lee-in-oz]

Great episode guys. Question, did Chloe call Tiff a cougar and how long are you sleeping in the car for?

[@WildTouring]

😂 lucky I packed the swag too hey!

[@robfowler3824]

Whip it, Whip it good.

[@yusufsayed1583]

Good Morning 😊 Happy birthday Tiff 🎂 Thanks for another awesome video , Awesome Travels and adventure 😊 Greetings And Cheers 🍻 Legends from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@WildTouring]

Cheers mate! 🍻

[@1hoppyac1]

Happy birthday 🎂 tiff 🎉

[@shaunwhatley7235]

Happy birthday from Tassie 🎉🎉🎉

[@jeffreygilchrist1330]

I haven’t seen other places with outboard restriction sizes however 15 hp is the most common and best size in our travels throughout and we never used that power most of the time cheers

[@nags3404]

Love Mataranka, happy birthday Tiff, ( you cougar ) 🤣🤣

[@Ironz89]

I agree she is bloody gorgeous!

[@WildTouring]

😂 haha thank you 😊

[@Ironz89]

@@WildTouring if you want a bit on the side let know 🤣

[@nags3404]

@@Ironz89 are you for real. Get a life .

[@leonwakefield7285]

Cracking episode again guys 😂❤

[@deancooper674]

Just a thought Tiff..... But mayb u could boro Chloe's Whip whenever Cam wants to "drop his Stabilizer Leg"........ hahahahahaaha ps: say Hi to Wattsy for me... :)

[@Ranger670]

Another great episode. Catching up after a couple of weeks off grid. I’m reluctant to go down the Starlink route (I’m not a vlogger) and enjoy the quiet. Happy birthday Tiff. 🎉

[@WildTouring]

Cheers mate, yeah fair enough. Its definitely not a necessity!

[@gail9906]

Happy belated Birthday Tiff. 🎉🍰 I think your cake went well. Chloe and Brodie did well, oh and you Cam! Lol. Made with love. 🎂 ❤️🇦🇺🦘

[@paultabone2010]

🌸🌺🐬🦋 Happy Birthday Tiff 🍷🎁 We hope you had an amazing day 🎁🌸🛍🦋

[@billmcintosh1242]

True what you say, people expect to much, you all enjoy it for what it is. Thanks for the episode!

[@sturt4043]

I believe that Mataranka was converted into what it is today by the Yanks during the war. A little bit further upstream you can see what it would have looked like originally (which is not much). I love that place and Bitter Springs. Happy Birthday Tiff!

[@stevesmith3556]

Looks like another great time! Those trips are a lifetime of memories 😊 I bet you there's a 15hp decal pack out there for your boat motor.😉

[@chrismcdonnell1695]

Lucky you. Bitter Springs was closed last week due to - you guessed it ! - Crock sightings. Go NT

[@WildTouring]

Yes we heard! Very scary!

[@jackiem4454]

Happy Birthday Tiff! Looks like you had a great cake. Love Brodies big smiles and Chloe is such a character. Great episode!

[@graememellor8319]

Happy Birthday Tif Des n Telka at Little Roper Stock camp are outstanding hosts - there place is hands down the best in the region

[@WildTouring]

Have only ever heard great things! 🙂

[@robertarmbruster5650]

Thanks for another great video, we love them. Happy birthday young lady, it seems like yesterday that I last said that. Chloe is such a lovely child and a very refined little human, the little guy is doing OK as well. We were last at Mataranka Springs with a 7, 6 and 4 year old, travelling with a tent.

[@furtherupthetrack7583]

Tiff, Cam, Chloe & Brodie thanks for the video 👍👍

[@WildTouring]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@leoniemusgrave9322]

Sunset dinner tour a must do in Katherine. Beautiful.

[@rachaelhasluck241]

Loving watching your adventures through the NT. We are adding lots of spots to our bucket list!!

[@ianrichardson9200]

Happy birthday Tiff. Love you guys.

[@WildTouring]

Thank you 😁

[@petertaylor8215]

Happy birthday, Tiff!! Looks like a fantastic trip

[@deanissit]

Cracking good time had by all.

[@seanchristie7150]

Happy Birthday Tiff, "Ya Cougar" 😂😂😂 Mataranka is spectacular at night too. Loving this trip

[@WildTouring]

Thanks Sean! 🙂

[@ronhughes1805]

Another great video. Happy birthday Tiff and nice to see that Cam likes living on the edge. Safe travels.

[@WildTouring]

😂 haha cheers Ron

[@peterokeefe1463]

Cracker episode Cam well done!!Happy Birthday Tiff 🎂🥂hope you day was a good one!! Cheers guys👍👍👍

[@WildTouring]

Thanks so much! 🙂

[@antem77]

Lovely family holiday, happy birthday Tiff🎉

[@WildTouring]

Thanks 😊

[@lornamcmillan7911]

Beautiful spot, so relaxing, hope you have a wonderful Birthday Tiff 🥰 well done on the cake Cam, job well done , Enjoy, stay safe happy travels 👍🏻🍻

[@WildTouring]

Thanks Lorna 😊

[@anthonypatterson1767]

Great watch to start the day off Off to Denmark at xmas Watching your vids are very motivating Thanks guys

[@WildTouring]

Perfect time of the year down that way, hope you have a great time!

[@rw_too]

Happy Belated Birthday Tiff. Thanks for sharing your day with us

[@WildTouring]

Thank you 😊

[@nestormiguelmartinezsoto8113]

Nice place! Happy birthday Tiff!

[@WildTouring]

Thank you! 😊

[@frankkerwick1084]

Looks like a great place Mataranka love your vids 😀

[@WildTouring]

Cheers Frank 😊

[@grahamslaughter3628]

Happy birthday, Tiff. We preferred Bitter Springs as we appreciated that it was more natural. We were pleasantly surprised by the Springs in Katherine. We'd been there in 2011 and found them to be muddy and dirty. We were there last year and they've been made to be very nice.

[@WildTouring]

Thank you 🙂 We loved Katherine Hot Springs too!

[@WACampingAdventures]

Gobsmacked by microwave cake…thats my to do list today damn you cam…

[@WildTouring]

Haha will be a bit of a let down after the Italian doughnuts we all devoured last night 😂

[@WACampingAdventures]

@@WildTouring 😂😂😂🤌🤌🤌

[@swada02]

Sweet video and Happy Birthday to your missus 🎉🎁🎂. Shouldn't have brought up Matilda though LOL. Watched it decades ago and forever haunted by the sweat in the cake.😢

[@WildTouring]

Haha I know, I remember being traumatised by that movie when I was younger 😂

[@craigtomkinson2837]

Lovely Ep Guys HB boss lady, , Ive never herd of a size limit on outboards, only Electric in some fresh water dams,

[@WildTouring]

Cheers Craig, yeah the first I’d heard of it too. Having a trolling motor would be nice for smaller river systems anyway though!

[@timbishop1311]

Anybody else attempting to make a cake with a microwave today? 😂😂

[@tgfcujhb7583]

Cake in a cup.. microwaveable 🤔

[@WildTouring]

😂 haha give it a go!

[@andrewford80]

We were there today! Think we are just missing you guys on this trip. Anyway, who knows what the goss is as go why whippy has left mataranka?

[@WildTouring]

Yeah heard he’s left with a bit of controversy, don’t know the full story!

[@79cruiser]

Don't change your outboard, just put a cover over it and if questioned say it's a 15hp.

[@tgfcujhb7583]

🎉🎂🎂👍👍

[@4x4vanintow48]

Happy Birthday Tiff from Tanya and Jason. Also Cam I dunno can you get away with an electric motor in restricted HP waterways?

[@WildTouring]

Thanks guys! Yeah electric trolling motor is not a bad idea for those kind of waterways actually!

[@Neil-clare]

Enjoyed the video 👍🏻 we’re be going to mataranka and bitter springs Kathrine on our way back from uluru…..do you have to book the camp sites you stayed at or can ya just rock up ? Thanks you safe travels guys 🙌🏻

[@WildTouring]

We booked Katherine farm stay a few weeks ahead of time, lucky we did as they were fully booked. Mataranka don’t take bookings, just rock up nice and early to get a spot 🙂

[@Neil-clare]

@@WildTouring thank you 👍🏻

[@markpalmer5787]

Cougar 😂😂😂 what is there months difference in ages. You can see Tiff looks after herself, because I would of said she was 3-5yrs younger than you 😉😉😉. Great episode as per usual. Yeah NT has a lot of Places like WA. I dunno, I reckon WA's are better. But NT has better roadside facilities. Cheers Mark...

[@WildTouring]

Haha literally a month between us! 🤦‍♀️😂

[@markpalmer5787]

@@WildTouring yeah thought it had to be close, with a comment like that...🤣🤣

[@creekboy5497]

Is the there a swimming spot at mattaranka were you guys camped or did i just miss it ..

[@andrewford80]

It's in the video

[@janinebanko6944]

Do you still have your dogs ?.

[@WildTouring]

Yes we still have Percy 🙂

[@sharonprice7301]

Hey we noticed no badges on your caravan is that because you were not happy to advertise after all your issues or ???

[@WildTouring]

Hey Sharon, yeah I guess so! After the run we had with it, we were just sick of seeing the branding all over it! 😂

[@sharonprice7301]

@@WildTouring yes fair enough ,I would too

[@MrDcastleman]

We were so disappointed with Mataranka last year. Terrible facilities and so run down.

[@WildTouring]

Have heard Whippy Griggs has up and left very very recently too, so I think they could struggle without that drawcard now!

[@That_is_for_me_to_know]

Look in Katherine for photos of the floods. When we were there there w as a photo showing water at the top of a parking sign in the Main Street. Lot of water when you consider the Gorge isn’t that far from the city centre. The gorge tour and sunset cruise were great.

[@WildTouring]

We did notice a flood marker somewhere in town, can’t remember where we spotted it now. But I remember being shocked how high the water had risen!!!

[@That_is_for_me_to_know]

@@WildTouring also if you have time the Yellow Waters croc tour is worth it, on the road to Jabiru which also has (had?) a couple of good parks. The trip to Darwin via Jabiru is good

[@davetunbridge6637]

We arrived in Katherine 2 weeks prior to the big flood. Water was lapping at the bottom of the old rail bridge over the Katherine river. Woolies was 6 foot under. 1 in 200 years flood, flooded again 2 years later.

[@davetunbridge6637]

Outboard motor horsepower is also limited up the Katherine gorge I believe as are a few other rivers. I heard that you can get stickers made that look original that make your motor “look” like a 15hp. Just a rumour mind you😜

[@RobbMinion]

loved the fireworks, loved the whips.... happy birthday to the best cougar. enjoying your vids

[@WildTouring]

Haha thank you 🙂