Wednesday 11/07/2012 Day 17 Tourist Day Merl Campground
Kakadu National Park.
Last night was hot and then we
looked for the doonas at 02:00. At 04:00 they came off it was 25 degrees at
06:00. We got up early to get to the Guided Ranger Walk at Bardedjilidji. We
followed the guided walk from 08:00 to 10:15, it was fantastic. We saw rock
art, sandstone pillars, lots of plants, learnt what food was good to eat, a
couple of caves and learned a lot about the history of Kakadu. We fished for 1 hour at the Downstream Boat
Ramp. We had lunch and a siesta till 15:00. We then went on another walk at
Manngarre this lasted 1 hour through the monsoon rain forest. Amanda & Amy
went on the Women’s business walk, you will have to ask them what they saw. We
let Ryan fish for another hour competing with 7 crocodiles. and a family from
Alice Springs. We braved the showers and found if you leave the water running
when you undress, wash & dress the mosquitos leave you alone. Tourists need
to learn to leave the lid down on the toilets otherwise your bum gets eaten.I
had bought fly screen for the car trip at Gunlom and this has come in handy. We
taped the screen over the outside of the van door and also have one for inside
the van. We have had few mosquitos get in. The noise outside the screen windows
is unbelievable. If they got in they would carry us away.
Daily Stats: Distance: 30km,
Duration: 6hrs30min, Weather: Very, Very Hot
Guided Walk at Bardedjilidji
Mangarre
Cahills Crossing & Crocs again
Guided Walk at Bardedjilidji
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