You don't need a 4wd to cross here
But this crocs swam over the crossing just after the red car so would want to be sure!!
Barra Fishermen with crocs 2 metres away from them
Al and I crossing the East Alligator before the tide comes over the crossing
One of the Artists at work in Oenpelli Arnhem LandDay 144
We get an early start as we need to get over Cahill’s crossing while the tide is low and we don’t want to break down in the middle of the river with the amount of crocs about!! The drive in to Oenpelli is beautiful with magnificent rocky hills and wetlands and billabongs and we arrive at the arts centre at opening time, 8:30. The centre is run by a white curator and assistants and they buy the paintings, weaving, wood crafts etc off the local aboriginals and sell the pieces here and probably all over the world. There are artists painting and weaving on the verandas outside and though we can’t venture too far from the centre the community looks like many others we have seen in this part of the country. We make a few small purchases and drive back to the crossing with not too much water over the causeway. There are many fishermen this morning and by the time we have morning tea the tide is flowing in very quickly and the crocs seem to be waking up for their daily feed. The barra are literally jumping out of the water against the tide and presumably trying not to be lunch for the preying crocs but as we watch from rocks about 20 metres away, the crocs expertly catch their fish to the amazement of the crowd that has gathered for this daily spectacle. It is getting very hot now so we head back to the CP for lunch and an afternoon relaxing and swimming.
We get an early start as we need to get over Cahill’s crossing while the tide is low and we don’t want to break down in the middle of the river with the amount of crocs about!! The drive in to Oenpelli is beautiful with magnificent rocky hills and wetlands and billabongs and we arrive at the arts centre at opening time, 8:30. The centre is run by a white curator and assistants and they buy the paintings, weaving, wood crafts etc off the local aboriginals and sell the pieces here and probably all over the world. There are artists painting and weaving on the verandas outside and though we can’t venture too far from the centre the community looks like many others we have seen in this part of the country. We make a few small purchases and drive back to the crossing with not too much water over the causeway. There are many fishermen this morning and by the time we have morning tea the tide is flowing in very quickly and the crocs seem to be waking up for their daily feed. The barra are literally jumping out of the water against the tide and presumably trying not to be lunch for the preying crocs but as we watch from rocks about 20 metres away, the crocs expertly catch their fish to the amazement of the crowd that has gathered for this daily spectacle. It is getting very hot now so we head back to the CP for lunch and an afternoon relaxing and swimming.
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