Port Smith has been the best discovery of the trip so far. We only turned of the highway and drove the 23 kms of sand because we were desperate for petrol. We ended up staying there 5 nights. So what was the attraction? An absolutely fabulous lagoon where you could drive at low tide and swim on the incoming tide. To get an idea of this - the first picture was taken way out beyond the end of the mangroves that you see in the second picture. They have 9 metre tides! There are any number of (fairly serious) 4-wheel drive tracks to beautiful beaches and fantastic creeks for swimming (or fishing, if that's what you're into), and once a week the local aboriginal community band comes along to entertain the campers and help raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service at the weekly $5 fish-and-chip night.
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