Saturday, June 19, 2010

A Final Fish at Kakadu

Finally, us girls found a wonderful jetty for the boys to fish from.


Unfortunately, still no fish. Ah well, there is always another river somewhere...

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Bloomin' Hopeless. The boys saw a great van, but were far more interested in the occupants... two irish girls travelling around Australia. Their knickers are hanging up in the back of the van. The boys, obviously, had to take a closer look.


Oh, no, girls! Our ladies are waiting for us back there. We can not possibly come with you on your trip!

Bad Boys Strike Again

Not content with their own (substantial) lunch, the boys decided that they could help themselves to a bit more from the buffet. Of course, us girls had to help conceal the contraband.
Lisa was horrified.

A Cruise Down the Yellow River

A brilliant cruise on the Yellow River reveals all the birdlife. Starting with Lisa and I.

Canada Geese are prolific here as are many many other bird varieties.
I know it is difficult to see, but that is a brolga in the distance.
Oh. And I forgot to mention. There are crocodiles too! (What a surprise)


The views were utterly stunning here.



And there is another croc!








Sunset at Ubir

This was a beautiful spot. A walk up onto the escarpment to watch the delightful sunset. There was a bit of smoke from the burn offs created by the Aborigines as part of their duty of looking after the land. It made the sunset even more interesting and beautiful. The photos below simply cannot do it justice.




The Sandstone Walk

The boys went fishing (and caught nothing), and Lisa and I did the Sandstone Walk. We were very brave about all the crocodiles and snakes in the wild and followed the track faithfully.



Aboriginal Art.



Caves and tunnels to walk through...



Had the bestest time!

Bad Boys Fishing

Everybody knows that you don't fish near the water's edge in Kakadu. Everybody except Sticky and Ian who decided that no crocs would ever get them. Luckily for them, they were proved right. Even though they pushed their luck, dropped a $3.00 lure in the water and tried every trick in the book to retrieve it.