Kakadu

We are staying in a caravan park in Jabiru, in the Kakadu National Park. It is a lovely park - the best place in the township (which sadly is not much of a town). It services the Park & also the Uranium Mine just out of the town. That is a strange juxtaposition of industries - a uranium mine of all things & this beautiful, natural, 'wild' landscape!
We treated ourselves to a flight over the Park - it was spectacular, although the sky was very hazy with smoke from the many burn-offs. What an amazingly diverse landscape - from forests, rivers (full of crocs!), huge rocky outcrops & plateaus to vast wetlands. It was definitely the best way to see Kakadu. I can only imagine what it looks like in the wet with waterfalls, raging rivers, etc. We'll have to come back one day to see that!
Yesterday we did a 'jumping crocodile' cruise on the Adelaide River. That was a great experience also - we saw a number of crocs, both big & small. They are scary creatures & everyone up here is very wary of them (with good reason when you see them up close!).
Kakadu NP has some similarities to Litchfield NP but is also very different. Nanny is enjoying travelling with us but feeling the heat - as are we all - it was 37 degrees today!
Before our flight at 5 pm, we went to a weaving activity at an area in the park called Merl. Two Aboriginal ladies from Arnheim Land showed us how to strip pandanus fronds, crush up different roots to give yellow & brown dyes & demonstrated how to weave a bracelet. The stripping was very skilled - all us tourists struggled with it! You boil the pandanus with the dye in a billy over a fire to get colour into it. John & Nic were the fire-makers. The 'funniest' part was that a lady from Wombye (near Amamoor for you Kiwis) was the person who showed us how to weave!
So, we are now back at our campsite getting our dinner of chicken & salad ready. Thankfully the temperature has dropped & a warm breeze is gently blowing. Goodnight all, hope all is well in your respective homes!