Day ? Yellow Water – 15 seconds and you’re gone

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‘So’, said the tour guide for our cruise on Yellow Water, ‘If one of you falls over board I’ve got 15 seconds to get you back on board or you’re gone, it’s all over, game set and match’. He was referring to the crocs of course. Seems we didn’t realy need to take the jumping croc tour after all. Yellow Water’s got plenty. I refrained from asking our guide what then was the point of all those life jackets dangling from the ceiling of our oversize tinnie. Gotta say though I kinda held Amy a little closer after the first two crocs. The second was a beast. Sidled up along side the boat and then right before our eyes descended below the surface like it’d never been there. Scary. Continue reading “Day ? Yellow Water – 15 seconds and you’re gone” →

Days 6 and 7 Jabiru to Cooinda

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Day 6 was to be an easy day. The morning saw us head out to Mamakula wetland which had a great bird hide from which we could see the magpie geese going bottoms up – see pictures below. They are a migratory bird and these wetlands are an important feeding ground for them. We also saw some Jacana birds which are cute little guys that look like they’re walking on water – sometimes refered to as the Jesus bird – and many egrets, ibis and other birds we don’t know the names of! Continue reading “Days 6 and 7 Jabiru to Cooinda” →

Day 5 Kakadu – Nourlangie and Ubirr

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ok folks … Its Grannie’s turn to blog. Greg. And Em have admitted defeat having worn themselves out catching up on three day’s worth in one sitting. We are sitting out door enjoying a balmy tropical night after a very busy day. Greg instructed us to rise early so we would be able to avoid the heat of the day. So off we went bright and early … South first to view the rock art at the base of an awe inspiring overhanging escarpment at Nourlangie. It was a 1.5 km walk and Amy and Oliver coped brilliantly. Continue reading “Day 5 Kakadu – Nourlangie and Ubirr” →