Darwin & Kakadu

We only spent two half-days in Darwin, because we wanted to spend our time in the Northern Territory at Kakadu National Park. Kakadu was impressive. We felt like we were in the middle of nowhere and the wildlife was unlike anything we are used to. Termite hills can are often 20 feet tall, ants are large and colorful, and you wouldn’t want to go swimming in any rivers you come across. Also, humans (aboriginals) still live off the land up there!

We did a number of things in Kakadu: we took a boat ride to look at crocs and other wildlife, we drove near some brushfires, we hiked around on foot, and we looked at ancient aboriginal cave paintings. One of the cave paintings was of a character named Nabulwinjbulwinj, a notorious spirit known for striking females with yams.