Kakadu 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th July 2014

 Entry to the Park

 View from the escarpment at Ubirr

 Swimming in the second lowest pool at Gunlom

 On the escarpment at Ubirr

 Escarpment at Ubirr

 Breakfast time at camp in Kakadu (Mardugal)

 Croc on the Yellow Water Cruise

 Swimming at Cooinda

 Jabiru on the Yellow Water Cruise

 Nan and kids having a rest at Ubirr

 Yellow Water Cruise

Since our last blog post we have been busy, busy and busy. The day after visiting and exploring Gunlom we went to the North end of Kakadu and explored Jabiru and Ubirr. This involved a short walk around Jabiru where we were a little disappointed with everything that we read we expected a little town. Instead there wasn't much there at all. We found a chemist which we needed as Hannah had been attacked by mosquitoes and Louise had lost her dressing off her surgery wound. So we managed to get medicine for Hannah and waterproof dressings for Louise. We then headed out to Ubirr which was were we saw some Aboriginal art and read some stories that told us what the artwork was telling us. Louise found this very interesting and read every bit she could. We slowly climbed up some rocks to the escarpment where we got to see some spectacular views overlooking the North end of Kakadu. One thing that we have been amazed with is the change in vegetation and surroundings and how it can be so quick. After exploring this for a while the weather was quite warm and we had started to have one girl fall in a bit of a heap rather quickly. So we headed back to Cooinda (a resort/caravan park near where we were camping) and the kids had a swim. This relieved them from the heat for a while. Tuesday and our last day in Kakadu we went on a Yellow Waters boat cruise. We met up with a colleague of mine on the cruise (it was prearranged). We had 3 very excited children as they couldn't wait to see crocodiles and the different birdlife. We weren't disappointed with there being numerous crocs and two even putting on a show for us. We had a Jabiru come and stand right in front of the boat and pose for a photo. It was 1.5 hours of great scenery and spotting of flora and fauna and CROCS. Our guide was great which made it more enjoyable for us all. After the cruise we went to Cooinda for lunch in the bistro and the kids spent the afternoon in the pool. It was a great last day in Kakadu.  (As soon as I have more service I will post photos of Kakadu).