Friday, October 20, 2017

A DAY OUT IN KAKADU


On Wednesday, we went for a drive.
Ok, so it was a 730km round trip drive.
A drive, nonetheless.

We've been flat out lately, and at the
moment, Wednesdays (after Dave does his
morning milk run), are his only days off.

So, at 9:30am, we headed north to do a
small jaunt around Kakadu as the girls
have never been there, and Dave and I have only
done a brief loop through there
on the way home from Darwin once.


I know, we've lived here for 4 years
and it's in our backyard, but you know how
it is. Time for work, but none for play.

I have always wanted to see the notorious
Cahill's Crossing, noted for it's saltwater
crocodile population, so we headed off
in search of these magnificent creatures.

I don't think we picked the right time of day
as we only saw 4, but hey, now I have
an excuse to come back again!



There is a viewing platform, for which
we were grateful, so we were able to watch
from a safe distance. We also watched a kite
swoop down and score its lunch!


This fella lay on the bank for the longest
time, then, when he'd had his fill of photos,
he slowly slunk back into the water
and disappeared into its murky depths.


Of course, we had to drive across
Cahill's Crossing, while it was at a safe
level, just to say we'd crossed it.
If you're interested in seeing
idiots trying to cross it when the tide
is coming in, just read our local papers
and you'll get your fill.


As we had limited time, being a
one day getaway (and Dave having to
get up at 3:30am the next morning), we
couldn't explore as long as we would have liked.

So we quickly made our way to the Ubirr
Art Sites and the famous Ubirr lookout.
WOW! WOW! WOW!


Now, we've seen some pretty amazing
and spectacular views in our travels,
but this was breathtaking!

Unfortunately, we only had 10 minutes
or so on top of the rock, before
we really needed to be heading home,
so, yet another place I have to come back to.
The sunsets are super impressive up there,
and of course I want to capture that one day.


Chloe needed to get her selfies with Dad.
(a very rare occurrence)


Interesting rock art that is
NOT as old as they say it is, but
still very interesting.


And a beautiful storm rolling in overhead.


All in all, in our travels that day,
we saw quite a lot of wildlife.
Donkeys, Horses, Buffalo (which headed
bush once we slowed down beside them), a Snake,
4 Crocodiles, Cattle, Jabiru, Brolgas,
Kites, Fish, a Bandicoot, a lot of
different birds, numerous cane
toads (most of which we squished)
and countless insects that are now
splattered across our windscreen
(and we know the last thing that went through
their minds, don't we?)
Surprisingly, no dingoes or pigs ??


Arriving home at just before 9:30pm,
we were weary but happy we
were able to grab a  
small break in the busyness of life.

 
I've put together a short clip below,
of our adventure, but as per
usual, it's not as clear as I'd like,
having to resize it for the blog,
but hopefully, you'll get the general picture.


All in all, there's a lot of Territory
(scuse the pun)
to explore here in our neck of the woods
that we've yet to discover.

Next stop........
Litchfield National Park.












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