21/07/2012
Hi All,
I left Katherine on Monday 16th and traveled the Stuart Hwy, stopping at Edith Falls for a look before going to Pine Creek and then turning right onto the Kakadu Hwy. The single lane roads are a thing of the past now, for the moment. I camped at Maguk ( Barramundi Falls) for one night, two nights at Garnamarr ( Jim Jim Falls) and then at Jabiru for three nights. From Jabiru I branched out daily for the nearby features.No more breakdowns to date!
Five months have just ticked over and about 13,000k's...should I count those traveled on the back of the truck ? Fuel at Katherine was $1.50/l and is $1.67 at Jabiru.
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| Edith Falls |
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| The flower from the Kapok tree.....yep same one |
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| Seed pods from the same plant...smallish egg size. |
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| A gum flower..tbc |
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| This is typical landscape in between the rock formations and therefor the features |
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| The camper had its first ever wash in Katherine, it was red again very soon |
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| Disgruntled Parra termite supporters ? |
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| This one is roughly 5 meters tall |
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| Many visitor information signs are past their use by date, but the warning signs are legally very legible |
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| Barramundi falls billabong |
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| Barramundi Falls |
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| No fishing ! |
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| The road to Jim Jim Falls x 10k |
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| Jim Jim Falls |
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| To put the size into perspective, thats 3 girls swimming out to the falls |
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| Croc trap, the rangers trap salt water crocs after the wet to return them whence they came...most of them anyway ! |
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| Yellow Waters |
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| Yellow Waters... this guy stalked these two birds for 15mins before they all disappeared from site around the corner, result unknown, but he wasnt perturbed by the 10 people watching him. |
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| ....closer |
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| More typical landscape |
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| The rock art is a feature in Kakadu and it is at its best at Ubirr |
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| tick off wild boar...still no camels |
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| Wetlands near Nourlangie |
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| Compare my pic to the advisory sign below :) |
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| See ya later Aligator.. |
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| Me thinks its the same croc in the same billabong, but this sign was elsehwere |
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| I like the symbol at the bottom..just add a red top :) |
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| My favorite guy...a water monitor not sure what type |
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| I didnt take notice at the time but I'm thinking he would be 1200mm long all up. |
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| Campsite buddy |
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| The best unburnt view available in Kakadu at Ubirr, 360 ', half wetlands half stone country. |
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| Ubirr grinding holes |
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| The pipe says it all..contact with white man |
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| It looks imposing, but in reality its a very small mine compared to the size of its surrounds |
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| ??? |
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| At the campground in Jabiru, Jabiru, the township was established by the mining company when the mine was developed. |
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Off to Shady Camp tomorrow,
ooroo
Bill (y)
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