Another day another undersized barramundi caught whilst we were fishing on the Mary River near Darwin. We were blown away by the fearful presence of these massive saltwater crocodiles. This little baby was about 5 metres long. They leave their mouths open to help regulate the temperature of their brain which stays a constant 32 degrees. Their brain is the size of a walnut.
Walking through the incredible landscape of the Gunlom Gorge National Park.
I have always been a bit sceptical of Aboriginal artworks but once you are there in the national parks and listening to a lecture from Aboriginal elders, then the scepticism evaporates. It was a truly inspiring moment.
The road into the Gunlom Gorge was forty kilometres of corrugated nightmare, even my eyelashes fell out.
Beautiful beyond belief but worth the pain.
These waterways and ponds were high up into the upper reaches of the gorge, accessible by a rugged kilometre climb along rocky paths and steep inclines.
It was here in the film Crocodile Dundee, where Hoges' looked out across the valley and then up to the sun and pretended to tell the time to Linda Kozlowski. (Of course in the film he secretly looked at his watch)
This is how you end the day. A camp fire, a juicy steak and a bottle of red.
Ahhhhhhhhhh!
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