Ju & Bo downunder: Kakadu National Park

It is the Australia's largest national park, sheltering a variety of habitats and wildlife, including saltwater crocodiles. It is a World Heritage listed park.

The park is joint managed by Parks Australia and the traditional owners, the Bininj in the north and Mungguy in the south, who have lived in Kakadu for at least 50, 000 years. There are several settlements in the park, and much of Kakadu is Aboriginal land, leased to the government for its current use. About one-third of the park rangers are Aboriginal people.

A woodstick named after a stick made out of wood!

Yoko and Mily.

Yoko's baptism.

These spiders were as big as Boris's hand.

Ubirr

Ubirr Rock is located in the North-East section of Kakadu.This region is situated on the borderline of 3 different habitats and its wildlife has a biodiversity of great significance. It is also an area that is extremely rich in Aboriginal Rock art with some sites possibly dating back tens of thousands of years. The artsites in this area are magnificent and are probably some of the most detailed paintings remaining in Australia.

A Banyan Fig tree

Aboriginals use to draw animals representing their inner anatomy.

Groups of Aboriginal people camped in rock shelters around Ubirr to take advantage of the enormous variety of foods available from the East Alligator River, the Nadab floodplain, the woodlands, and the surrounding stone country. The rock overhang of the main gallery provided an area where a family could set up camp. Food items were regularly painted on the back wall, one on top of the other, to pay respect to the particular animal, to ensure future hunting success, or to illustrate a noteworthy catch. Among the animals painted in the main gallery are barramundi, catfish, mullet, goannas, long-necked turtles, pig-nosed turtles, rock ringtail possums, and wallabies. Although Aboriginal people no longer live in the shelter, the animals depicted are still hunted for food today.

The Namarrgarn Sisters

View from Ubirr Rock.

Some shots of Crocodile Dundee have been played down this valley.

We would have love to spend more time with Emilie and Mark, unfortunately all the good things come to an end. See you guys in Ireland!! You are wonderful people and it has been amazing to travel with you.