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Kakadu National Park with an area of almost 20 000 sq km is rich in natural and cultural heritage and was a wonderful place to visit. The children were keen to visit the displays and activities at the Kakadu Cultural Centre. Afterwards they commented... " We ate some snake and damper cooked by the local aboriginal people".... "They were also cooking turtle for us to try".... "The snake was a File Snake and they gave it to us on paperbark. "...The snakes tasted oily and a bit like fish"...." They also let us pick up some live file snakes that they had for cooking. "...The snakes are a water snake and when out of the water they are very placid and easy to handle." Their skin felt rough and you could feel their muscles underneath. "...It seemed sad that they were waiting to be cooked and eaten." |
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Ranger walk Early one morning from Jabiru Caravan Park we set off towards the Alligator river to go on a Monsoon walk with a Ranger. Plenty to capture our attention with birds and bats, supplejack vine and many monsoon forest trees including the kapok and Banyan tree. One of the first things to notice in the forest was the screeching sounds of the black flying fox soon followed by the fruity aroma of their droppings. We did not stop for long in this section of the forest, for if we had, we would surely have collected droppings on our hats. As we passed the Alligator river our eyes were peeled in the hope of catching a glimpse of the saltwater crocodile. On the other side of the river was Arnhem land, a place we have been told is well worth the visit. Unfortunately we did not see a crocodile although we could see their body marks on the banks of the river.
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Window on the Wetlands was situated outside Kakadu on the road towards Darwin. It had lots of hands on activities for the children as well lots of interesting information regarding life within the wetlands of Northern Australia. The children had to solve a puzzle as they gathered snippets of information from each of the exhibits. The ranger then gave them the reward of a bird identification booklet when they solved the puzzle. |
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After leaving early from the Cooinda caravan park we enjoyed the boardwalk at Yellow Water and watched the magpie geese. We were hoping to see our first crocodiles in the wild but they were not to be seen in the area where we were. There were lots of bird life and an assortment of fish. |
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