Diamantina Heritage Truck Museum
Farewell from Kakadu
We left Kakadu to begin our long trek home. We are now in Winton (after floodwaters prevented us getting here on the way up) after overnighting at Renner Springs and Mount ISA.
Our last day in Kakadu saw us hiking up to the Escarpment – stunning rock formations and views and an afternoon cruse on Yellow Waters billabong
Yellow Water Wetlands
Recommended by many friends – we did the dawn boat trip on the Yellow Water Billabong.
The wetlands and wildlife were spectacular!
East Alligator Region
Yesterday we visited the East Alligator region – an area in the North-East of Kakadu where the East Alligator river is the border between the Northern Territory and Arnhem Land.
We went to another art site – Ubirr that had some much older art work than Nourlangie and some stunning scenery of the Escarpment and flood plains.
In some cases the rock art told new-comers to the area – what was on the menu, and in other cases, it taught the laws of the land, like staying away from crocodiles and not stealing things from others
The scenery of the “Stone Country” escarpment was something else
The afternoon saw us on a cultural cruise on the East Alligator River.
The 2 hr trip had our guide stopping frequently to show us trees that had many uses in their day to day lives. We saw how spears were made, and our first crocs.
Our last event for the day – was a stop at Cahills Crossing – a causeway across the East Alligator river into Arnhem Land. Also its a popular spot for croc’s as the barrier traps a lot of fish.
Burrunggui Art Site
Birds of Kakadu
For Jans Mum
Road trip – Day 11
After 3 nights camping in Nitmiluk National Park, it was time to head further North.
We arrived at Jabiru in Kakadu National Park via Leliyn Falls.
Leliyn Falls is the northern most part of Nitmiluk and has the most stunning set of falls in the area. We did a 2.6km loop around the falls with a swim in the middle