Tuesday 28 June 2011

Day 74: Dad's Birthday



Today was our second day travelling from Darwin to Kakadu. We left early that morning and stopped at Mary River National Park for breakfast.

On our way out of the park we came across a very rare sighting, we saw the endangered species of Black Cockatoos.

We kept driving for 3hrs before we came across the Bark Hut, a caravan park right on the edge of Kakadu.

When we finished getting lunch, we got back on the road because Kakadu's border was only a couple of km up the road. We eventually got to the border and had a look at the big monument. Mum took some photos.

We left there and then went to Jabiru, a very familiar town  because it's in the centre of Kakadu. We stocked up there and then went to look at what Kakadu was most famous for, wetlands. We dropped the van off at a place and decided we would stay there for the night, we then went to the Yellow River just down the road. When we got there, there was a TV crew there and were doing something. We took zome photos of the place.

We also saw a couple of animals there too.

After that we went to the Aboriginal Cultural Centre a couple of km down the road.
After that it was home time and we started to make a fire, except mum, she did the cooking.
We sat around the fire for dinner then it was bed time.

Written by Sean Campbell

PS: Happy Birthday Dad

Day 73: Kakadu, Here We Come


Today was the day that we would start our journey to Kakadu. We got up and had breakfast before hooking up the van and getting on the road. We booked out of Hidden Valley Resort and then left for Kakadu.

First stop was Humpty Doo, home of the Big Boxing Crocodile.

After that we stopped at the Jumping Crocodile Cruise and had a look at the prices and ended up doing it in the end. Here are the many photos of the cruise:


We even saw the boat driver feed some birds by puting the food on the railing and letting the birds swoop down and grad it.

After the cruise we went to the Windows on the Wetlands just up the road from the Jumping Crocodile Cruise.

\We stopped for the night at a place a little ways from the Windows on the Wetlands. We saw a beautiful sunset while having dinner.

After that we went to bed.

Written by Sean Campbell