Gulf and Kakadu tour, 2015 Day 12, 13 and 14

We had a bit of a sleep in and a leisurely pack up before heading off towards Kakadu a bit after 9 am. There was a quick stop for fuel and a magnum in Pine Creek and then we headed into Kakadu, Dave had to stop off at the visitor's centre to fix up his pass and then we headed into Jabiru and checked into the caravan park for three nights. After a quick setup we headed into town for a late lunch at the bakery where I had quite a nice buffalo pie. We had a very lazy afternoon looking around town and then headed back to camp for a swim in the pool. Later that evening we were treated to fire works as it  was Territory Day. 

Another leisurely start to the day as we were heading off to see Jim Jim and Twin Falls after dropping into the bakery to pick up some snacks and lunch. The drive out to the camp site was very easy but after that it became a bit of a track. Then to go from the day use area out to twin falls we had to cross Jim Jim creek and it was showing about 0.75 metres on the markers, the cars made it with no worries and they all had a bit of a wash. 

We hasn't planned it but we ended up catching the boat that connects to the Twin Falls walk and I'm really glad we did as the falls themselves were spectacular and it was a very pleasant walk. On the way back we saw a fresh water croc sunning itself on a rock as we cruised past. 

We had a quick lunch at the car park day use area before heading back across Jim Jim creek and onto to Jim Jim falls. The walk into Jim Jim falls is much tougher than the Twin Falls walk, with lots of rock hopping. Unfortunately, there wasn't very much water going over the falls so we ended up heading back to the car park and then back to camp. 

Back at camp my knees were not feeling so good, but a swim in the pool, some dinner and an ibuprofen or two and I was feeling much better. After some planning talk we booked a Yellow Waters cruise for the morning (9 am) and headed to bed for an early night. It was very warm that evening in the swag (about 24 deg at 10 pm) but to keep the mozzies at bay I had to stay in the swag. 

We were up early and heading to Yellow Waters for a cruise of the wetlands. This was excellent and we saw heaps of crocs, Jabirus and other wild life. Lots of photos were taken. 

After the cruise we went for a bit of a drive along some of the less driven tracks at the back of South Aligator River. It was getting a bit rough and closed in so we stopped for some lunch before we turned around and headed back to camp at Jabiru. We spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing, having a swim, etc. 

Then just before sunset we headed out to Ubirr where we walked around the Aboriginal Art sites and then went up to the lookout to see the sun set. The view was spectacular but there was tons of people so we headed off a bit early to dodge all the traffic. 

Back at the caravan park we had quite a nice Barra dinner at the restaurant and chatted about our plans for the next day, when we would be heading off to Litchfield National Park.