Sunday, 31 July 2011

KAKADU – 27th July

We visited Edith Falls and kept going to spend the night at a RA on the Kakadu Highway.
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The scenery as you drive through Kakadu is quite ordinary, thin straggly shrubs and small spindly trees. Unfortunately Jim Jim falls road had high water .75metre, over the road and crocodile threat on the walking paths so we didn't get to see them. Jim Jim Billabong and campground was pretty.
We camped overnight at Mardugal one of the NP campgrounds $20 per night, toilets, showers and a nice walk to the waterhole. Ian put a line in but no luck.
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This campground is quite near to Yellow waters which is famous for its birdlfe.
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We also stopped overnight at South Alligator river which is quite wide and a fast flowing muddy, tidal river. The park here is quite large and well kept with a toilet block and lots of sealed parking complete with a boat ramp. We have seen and photograph quite a lot of different birds here- Whistling Kite, Little Corellas, Yellow bellied flycatchers, Rainbow Bee eaters, magpie larks some form of geese and a couple we haven’t identified.
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