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Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry, merry king of the bush is he Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra! Gay your life must be Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Eating all the gum drops he can see Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra! Leave some there for me Kookaburra sits in the old gum treeContinue reading “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree”

Litchfield National Park

Litchfield National Park is located 100 km south west of Darwin and was given National Park status in 1986. Each year the park attracts over quarter of a million visitors and features some of the greatest scenery in Australia. The majority of the sites are stunning waterfalls with most open for swimming. Litchfield National Park

Kakadu National Park – Ubirr Lookout

Following up from a previous post about the Aboriginal rock art in the Kakadu National Park I wanted to share a short video made at the Ubirr site where some of the oldest rock art can be found. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R82L_B9x1t4 Below is my view from the Ubirr lookout into Armen Land, unfortunately I wasn’t there atContinue reading “Kakadu National Park – Ubirr Lookout”

Aboriginal Rock Art

The main reason for Kakadu’s World Heritage Status is because of its collection of Aboriginal rock art in the area. The art details the history of the Aboriginal people of Australia and features some key historical moments, including the early contact with European people. The art is evidence of the close personal relationship that AboriginalContinue reading “Aboriginal Rock Art”

The Crocodile Hunter

All I wanted to see while travelling in the Northern Territories was a crocodile in the wild. Many of the places I visited had signs warning of crocodiles but after staring into the water hoping for a head to appear I hadn’t seen one. There were signs of them being around everywhere. In the endContinue reading “The Crocodile Hunter”

Adalaide to Darwin

Travelling to Uluru was part of a road trip from Adelaide to Darwin. A distance of around 3200km with only one ‘city’ in between, Alice springs. It was a large amount of driving but there were many highlights along the way. Some of these I have covered in other posts but here are a fewContinue reading “Adalaide to Darwin”