Kakadu was pretty interesting. It was burnt out, just like Litchfield, but
there were a lot of swamps and water holes around, which I didn’t expect. We did a few walks to look at the indigenous
art which were good. The bird life was
abundant!! As was the Crocs!! We pulled up to a boat ramp looking to see if
we should put the boat in, and a salty popped his head up and began to casually
drift up and down in front of the boat ramp – that is a no on putting the boat
in!!!!! We saw a much larger croc having
a rest on the river bank a bit further up, so that put an end to any fishing
plans.
We then headed south to Tennant Creek and then started our
journey west – lots and lots of, well, nothing!!! Mataranka and Tennant Creek were smaller than
I thought. Mataranka did have a lovely
spot at the hot springs, very peaceful and well looked after – and no
crocs!!! The water was so amazingly clear.
The Barkley Highway (heading west) is a whole lot of
nothing!!! Nice free camps along the way
which was good and broke the trip up a bit.
You have to be in the camps by lunch time, or you won’t get a spot. We met some lovely people and had a lot of laughs along the way. One great spot was
Camooweal. Huge free camp along the edge
of a billabong.
We were happy to cross the border back into QLD and are
looking forward to hitting the coast again and then heading north for a bit.
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| 'pet' croc, Corrobooree Roadhouse |
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| One of the many wetlands, Kakadu |
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| Boat Ramp Security...... |
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| another puddle - that is fish breaking the surface, top right. |
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| one of the MANY art works, Kakadu |
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| How to park your car, Kakadu style...... |
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| Amazing rock formations in Kakadu |
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| TWINS!!!! |
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| Hot springs, Mataranka |
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| Pick a spot!!! |
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| Amazing sunsets in NT |
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