Why Kakadu Man 1?  I’ll explain in the next blog.

Meanwhile we have had a great few days here in the NP. Amazing place. A highlight has been the sunset boat trip on the Yellow Waters  Billabong,  and also part of the Alligator River system. No alligators here just crocs, one of those early English explorers got it wrong. Plenty of crocs and bird life.

Keeping an eye on you!

Pretty lazy life just lying around waiting for something to eat…………

This is a Jesus bird, walks on water, lilly pads actually…

Up here we are just at the end of the wet season, plenty of water around and everything is still so green and lush. With the onset of the dry parts of the Park are deliberately burnt in accordance with indigenous culture requirements. The reasons behind this are actually pretty good………makes it easier to move around in the country, much of the plant life responds to fire, creates new growth and then attracts animals and food etc. It also mitigates the effect of much more intense fires late in the dry season. The ground is so damp the fires are quite benign in their impact, new growth appears within days.

Sunset on Yellow Waters Billabong

What all the smoke did for us was create a great sunset!