Billabong full of birdlife
This was a spare wheel cover we saw near East Alligator River...Wonder what they catch??
Lots more birdsDay 142
Al and I pack up and head to Kakadu stopping at an Aboriginal Display and also a wetland Billabong walk where there are thousands of birds. Drove on to the Merle Campground at the northern end of the park which had been recommended. It is just near the East Alligator River and a river crossing here takes you to Arnhem Land. There are several crocs swimming here and we have heard it is a very popular Barra fishing spot when the tide is right. Set up camp and then headed out to Ubirr Rock not far away to see the aboriginal rock art and view the sunset from the Rocky outcrop and over the Kakadu wetlands. A couple of hundred other people had the same idea but we did manage to see some of the art sites and the lovely sunset made even more spectacular because of the smoke haze from controlled burning off in this part of the country. The evening at camp brought millions of insects and the mozzies almost carried us away!! We had been warned but even a heavy spray of Bushman’s and several mozzie coils didn’t deter these bloodsuckers!! We may have to rethink our itinerary!!......
Al and I pack up and head to Kakadu stopping at an Aboriginal Display and also a wetland Billabong walk where there are thousands of birds. Drove on to the Merle Campground at the northern end of the park which had been recommended. It is just near the East Alligator River and a river crossing here takes you to Arnhem Land. There are several crocs swimming here and we have heard it is a very popular Barra fishing spot when the tide is right. Set up camp and then headed out to Ubirr Rock not far away to see the aboriginal rock art and view the sunset from the Rocky outcrop and over the Kakadu wetlands. A couple of hundred other people had the same idea but we did manage to see some of the art sites and the lovely sunset made even more spectacular because of the smoke haze from controlled burning off in this part of the country. The evening at camp brought millions of insects and the mozzies almost carried us away!! We had been warned but even a heavy spray of Bushman’s and several mozzie coils didn’t deter these bloodsuckers!! We may have to rethink our itinerary!!......
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