Day 37: Kakadu National Park (2) It was a long day today but we didn't really do a lot. We once again got up for an early start and departed about 8am to make our way to Maguk for a 9.30am ranger guided walk. Our ranger guide told us some of the same things we were told yesterday, however we were in a different environment to yesterday so there were some differences. Maguk's environment is classified as Monsoonal rainforest. One plant species in particular i...

Day 36: Kakadu National Park Last night was the first time we have had a warm night sleeping in our caravan. Naturally I loved it, naturally Darren didn't. The overnight temperature was about 21 degrees with today getting to a glorious 33 degrees. Beautiful weather for a summer vacation, not so good for walking, so I was up at 6am putting washing on so we were ready to leave by 7am. Our activities for today were concentrated in the East Alligator River region...

Day 35: Katherine to Kakadu Today is one of those days where there is not a great deal to write about but it was a very memorable day. We managed an early start again departing Katherine at about 8.30am. By about 10am we were appreciative of the early departure as the heat through the windscreen was quite warm. We reached Kakadu National Park just before lunch, paid our entry fee ($25 per person lasting for 2 weeks, kids under 16 free), and continued onto Bo...