Up crack of dawn for a fruity breakfast and a short drive to the start of our hike up Mount Sorrow – seen from our cabin in the fruit farm above.
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Month: October 2018
Into the Rainforest
A swim in the morning made it easier to tear ourselves away from newfound civilisation and we headed up to the Daintree Rainforest via the chain car ferry accross the crocodile infested Daintree River.
Port Douglas
Here is a very smart riviera style town with high-end clothes shops, lots of restaurants and ice-cream parlours. Quite a contrast to the billabong.
Billabong to Beach
After a rather warm muggy night I was up to see the sunrise (around 6am) on our very private billabong. The full moon hadn’t set yet and gave a serene reflection in the calm water.
Australia Top End photos
In Cape Trib there is very limited internet so no new photo uploads which means likely no new blog for a few days or more.
Here are the photos from part 2 of our trip in the Northern Territory (the Top End). Taking in Darwin, Kakadu and Corroboree Billabong. Some of these are in the blogs and others are new (we upload more than need each day).
Sing a song on a Billabong
That has to be sung to the tune of ‘Never smile at a crocodile’ – No you can’t go wrong upon the Billabong… you can play ping pong – or even try Mahjong… you can add your own words now…
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Views of Kakadu
Our scenic flight this morning, in a little 8 seater with Air Kakadu, was a wonderful way to see the high Arnhem plateau, the dramatic rocky bluffs and ridges and the long Alligator rivers snaking through the broad flood plains to the sea.
Cooinda – culture and rest
Our plan was to find a walk in the wetland where Eleanor could see the early morning birds. Unfortunately the first two walks were closed due to the season – not sure if this was because of the heat (up to 39C) or the impending wet when everything is flooded.
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Kakadu – nature & heritage
Up early to make the most of the ‘cooler’ mornings and drove 1hr 45 mins south to Gunlam falls. Most things are a long way apart even though we are in the middle of the park! This is the biggest national park in Australia so we need to get used to Australian distances!
Western Australia photos
For some reason there is very poor reception on our billabong houseboat which means no new photos or blog for a couple of days.
To keep things ticking over here are photos from the first part of our trip. As well as the ones in the blogs there are more that did not make it but are worth a look.