To Kakadu

The plan was to head to Jabiru which is the main town of Kakadu but as we travelled we decided to stop at Bark Hut Inn roadhouse which had a nice camping area. So after a 130km drive we are here for two nights to discover the Mary River National Park. On the way in we saw at least 3 giant crocodile statues so are pretty confident we have entered croc country. The heat is still draining our energy so a little slow today. Humidity has dropped thankfully.

Once we set up the caravan site we headed out into the Mary River national park. Speed limit of 130km/hr was reached but the road/ suspension of a ute at that speed wasn't that comfortable. Down a few dirt roads so now we are back to dust again. Found a walk called Brian Creek Monsoon forest. Was hard to locate and ended up at Mistake Billabong first (by mistake).

The monsoon forest was a wide track that ended up as a small loop at the end, except the track got very narrow and was hard to follow . It crossed the creek a couple of times with the obligatory croc danger signs. The track leaf litter was constantly rustling with small lizards darting out of the way so with the various spider webs and spiders on us we were glad to get back to the safety of the ute. Australia sure has a lot of biting animals and by the end of the walk we were convinced that most were watching us.

A quick detour to Couzens lookout which was named after a ranger who passed away in 1985 . This lookout is over the Mary River area from a high vantage point. It was cool to still see the giant waterlillies around, they must be incredible at the end of the wet season. Very warm but great open views across the wetlands. Back to camp for a swim in the pool (predator free) and chat to neighbours. Czytaj więcej