We left WA and crossed over to NT after doing a total of 29,367km since leaving Sydney!
Our first stop was Katherine Gorge, which is part of Nitmiluk National Park. Unfortunately the gorge is still closed for kayaking and swimming as there are still some saltwater crocs swimming around. So it meant we went on a walk to see Katherine Gorge. But we left later in the day than planned - we had a full-on snake morning on our first day in the NT! We saw two Olive Pythons which had a big belly from eating a bat, and also another one only about 5m from our car - a black one we didn't know what it was. We went to get a Ranger, and he said it was a Whip Snake, very venomous and aggressive, so he had to call a snake handler to get it removed! We also enjoyed watching the Agyle wallabies that came to visit us on the campground.
Heading north, we headed into Litchfield National Park which has lots of waterfalls and pools where we could go for a refreshing dip.
In Darwin we went to the Mindil Beach and Sunset Markets and Stokeshill Wharf as well as the Museum & Art Gallery of the NT, there was an interesting exhibition on cyclone Tracey from 1974 which had wiped out most of the city.
On our way to Kakadu National Park, we went on a "Jumping crocodile cruise" on Adelaide River. We saw several salties jump out of the water for a pork chop, as well as a 6m 700-800kg salty laying in the mud, a massive creature that's about 65 years old and it's name is "Agro", how suitable!
In Kakadu we went to see Aboriginal Art at Ubirr and stayed there for the night. A ranger came past to tell us that there was a water buffalo that was roaming around the campground and that we should get into the car and wait till it goes away if it approaches us... But instead of the buffalo, we had a million mozzies that came that night as it had rained during the day and was extremely hot and humid. The following day we walked up to Gunlom Falls, amazing spot where we were finally able to have a dip - all other places in Kakadu are croc infested.
Now back in Katherine, we had another Olive Python this morning that was feasting on a bat, it was interesting to see it trying to swallow it's prey!
Nitmiluk National Park
Katherine Gorge
Edith Falls
Litchfield National Park
Darwin
Kakadu National Park
Great shots as usual. Envious! Though, on second thought -- I HATE mozzies!
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