Jabiru

On Ubirr rock for sunset

Carole and Les

The crowds on the rock for sunset

Aboriginal rock art at Ubirr

Day 143

Went for a walk back at the Ubirr Aboriginal Rock sites early in the morning without the hundreds of people then headed back to the campground and packed up and drove to Jabiru which is about 30km south. We would like to go to Arnhem Land but need a permit and you can only get them at Jabiru. We find the Northern Land Council and after filling out the necessary papers and paying $13.20 per person, we find we are able to go in tomorrow. You can only drive straight to Oenpelli about 17km from the East Alligator River crossing (Cahill’s crossing) and the Art Centre and no stopping anywhere on the way!! We are told it is very good and they take credit cards so perhaps we should leave the husbands behind???!!!! We decide to camp here at Jabiru at the Aurora CP which has the draw card of a swimming pool!! Al, Les and Don go on a tour of the nearby Uranium mine and us girls cool off in the lovely swimming pool. The others are doing a flight over the area this arvo and Al and I catch up on blog etc before meeting them at the Sports Club for dinner.