Kakadu

8 August

We decided to head off early from the campsite to do some sight-seeing before it got too hot. First stop Ubirr to the Aboriginal Rock Art Sights,



next, delicious French pastries at the Border store for morning tea then off on the Guluyambi boat cruise on the East Alligator River, where a local aboriginal guide gave us an insight into their culture, mythology, the river’s food chain, traditional uses of plants and animals and bush survival skills. We disembarked on the Arnhem Land side of the river where we were treated to a display of traditional hunting and gathering implements. We were also treated to numerous sightings of crocodiles along the way.


We lunched at the picnic area at the East Alligator River and then headed back to the camp site to pack up the trailers to shift camp.

We moved to the Mardugal camp site on the souh side of the park just off the Kakakadu Highway where we spent two nights, less mozzies at this camp site, much less dry and dusty and more shade.

After setting up camp we headed out to do some exploring of that area. This included a drive down the road to Jim Jim Creek where we discovered an old house hidden in the trees. We found out later that it was the original Cooiinda location and the home of Judy Opitz of the “English Rose of Kakadu” fame