Back to Alice

They breed them tough up here, and people do crazy things. 

We see two men walking

Lots of cyclists - this Japanese guy was covered in blisters, on his quick trip north

The variety bash cars roared past, though they stopped at each roadhouse for a beer or two 

If I stand very still they won't even notice me 

And the ultimate fun, the Henley on Todd. Here the navy annihilate the vikings 

Kakadu, Leliyn (Edith Falls)

There is evidence to show that humans have been here over 50,000 years. 

Rock art has been dated to 20,000 years, and educates each generation about creation stories, the food available in the area and much more. 

Ubirr site - Namarrgon lightning man, and his children now in grasshopper form. When they appear in the bush, the locals know it's nearly storm time, so they should find shelter

Time to dance

At Yellow Water the fish are jumping, ducks have their heads down to catch them, cockies are shrieking and fighting. Huge paperbarks stabilise the soil, provide leaves for medicine and flavour, and bark for shelter, warmth, food wrap, seats, torches, bassinets, shrouds…

Pandanus - the leaves are used as food and medicine, the fibres are woven into bags and mats, the fruit is eaten and makes firelighters 

Green ants use silk from the larvae of another colony to stick together these colonies. Just takes a tap and they all come scurrying out, ready to be eaten as a huge (tiny!) lime flavoured vitamin c shot 

Er, crocs, yes lots of them, safely observed from a boat. The cheeky ones get relocated or eaten, according to the wishes of the local owners. There are certain waterholes that are cleared each season so visitors can swim. The rest of them hang out in any patch of water they want…

At least 3 lurking here

And these people are just watching, and wondering if the crocs will get the fishermen…

Gunlom swimming hole - there's an easy pool at the bottom, then a challenging rock hopping ascent brings us to this beauty at the top. Worth the walk??!

Edith Falls, close to Katherine. This one is definitely worth the 1km walk up. We score a great campsite for 3 nights, with shade and grass, thats nearest to the huge plunge pool.  We can also go for a bike ride along the quiet road in, before it gets too hot. And there's a cafe with acceptable coffee.  Think this is our favourite spot for the trip …

Jimbaran

Back to this beautiful beach just south of the airport for the last week. 

There's beer and corn as the sun sets

 

A cremation is a cause for celebration, but makes for a traffic jam as the procession fillls most of the narrow roads

Beautiful flowers are everywhere 

Last minute indulgences (just remove the zero and ignore the k!)

An amazing dinner at Cuca:

Smoked butterfish with beetroot yoghurt, zucchini pickles, red potato straws and parsley crumbs for Ian 

 Pulled pork buns, Cuban baby corn

Caramel apple with black pepper ice cream, caramel mousse, panna cotta, spiced seeds

plus many more…

 

The colourful chaos at Jimbaran fish market

2 white faces at a local school