We saw some Brumby's in the distance (wild horses) and a bunch of other stuff up close. There were magpie geese, whistling ducks, and more egrets and such around. We saw three large cranes (called Brolgas for species) fly by, and one giant Jabiru, Australia's only stork. It was probably a good five feet tall, though tough to tell from the distance. I saw an egret catch and eat a snake, and one of the sea eagles nail a fish and take it back to it's nest for their young. There were also some Agile Wallabies on the road out... cute little things.
We then went to Warradjian (the local word for Pig nosed turtle) Aboriginal culture center for a bit before proceeding on to Gunlom Falls. There was a long and tough hike to the top, but the view was incredible, of the plains and the plunge pool at the bottom. Definitely well worth it to show pictures from the bottom and say "then I went up top.." and show those. After the falls and lunch, it was time for the long ride back to Darwin.
Not much happened except that we saw some dingos, and some fires burning (fires are very important to regenerating plantlife out here. If they don't happen on their own, park rangers set them..). We also stopped at a gas station for a bit and I got to play with the carpet python that hung around out back of the bar.
And that about did it for our great camping adventure. We had a blast, saw all sorts of amazing views and cool critters. As an observation (mostly for dad)... as camp birds go, peacocks have NOTHING on cockatoos. You might think peacocks in the trees at 5 AM are a pain in the arse, but these guys... lots of them and really noisy, and they get PISSED whenever a kite is around, which is at least 98% of the time. :p
Not much happened except that we saw some dingos, and some fires burning (fires are very important to regenerating plantlife out here. If they don't happen on their own, park rangers set them..). We also stopped at a gas station for a bit and I got to play with the carpet python that hung around out back of the bar.
And that about did it for our great camping adventure. We had a blast, saw all sorts of amazing views and cool critters. As an observation (mostly for dad)... as camp birds go, peacocks have NOTHING on cockatoos. You might think peacocks in the trees at 5 AM are a pain in the arse, but these guys... lots of them and really noisy, and they get PISSED whenever a kite is around, which is at least 98% of the time. :p