Monday we had full intensions of leaving Lee Point but booked in for another 2 days to do a few jobs that I could have done over the last 3 weeks. This morning was mist and high humidity so the awning got a scrub, looks sensational.
Having trouble with fridge as heat cant escape, so Keith took me into town and got a switch and computer fan. A good job to do tomorrow, cant hurry these things. Happy hour with Keith and crew. In pool again at 9pm for a cool off before bed.
Tuesday hot hot nights fan on all night. Borrowed an angle grinder and took to the side of the bus cutting away some steel to install fan, a lot of noise and some onlookers and fitted it up, works a treat. Peter and Dawn Van Duren arrived in the arvo, had a chat for a while and will catch up later
Wednesday, slow start Maz has app at docs to get rid of the head cold. Then off to Mindil Market for Territory Day fire works. Fire works can be sold over the counter in NT but only on Territory Day. Meet Peter and Dawn at market and we all sat on the beach and watched sunset and fireworks, was fantastic. Chatted for ages about places we have been and should go.
Back to the pool and snzzz.
Thursday, packed bus n boat, its been ages since we have been on the road so took some organising. Said bye to Keith and Wendy and off by 10am. Its more than 30 degrees and hot day for travelling, but 110k SE of Darwin is Corroboree Tavern and Park, 100 metres past and we turn left onto the red dirt road 30k drive to Corroboree Billabong, so much for the polished bus.
Watched some others launch boats then put the boat in for a cruise. I had a rough idea where to go, but sure did have eyes going everywhere looking out for crocs.
Had about 3 hours cruising and trolling and croc spotting, no fish, well 1 Longtom side hooked but he went back.
Back at camp one guy got 3 barra and the other guy camping got none. Mozzies hit about 6pm and had to adjourn to inside bus, more mozzies than Lochsport.
Friday back in the boat by 10am, its amazing scenery water buffalo and crocs everywhere. It does put ya off when the croc near ya is longer than the boat.
I fished for 3 hours without success bugga.
We decided that we could not handle the evening mozzies again plus I was low on boat fuel and a 60k trip for fuel seen us pack and head on toward Kakadu.
Bark Hut Inn Caravan Park 60k up the road has all the comforts grass sites, bar, food, pool, and shade, Friday night is band night and in the pool about 10pm then snzzzzz.
Saturday. Had a great sleep last night as the shade helped keep bus cool. The 140k drive to Jabiru has the same scenery all the way, nothing of what I had expected.
I had thought we would see rainforest type vegetation, instead burnt scrub and pandanus.
We stopped at South Aligator River and amazed to see 1 croc drifting past with the tide as it flowed out, another huge one sunning himself on the bank on other side of river.
Arrived at Jabiru just after lunch, quick look around town then into c/park, fantastic temp in shade with a nice breeze.
Sunday, the temp seems so different than back in Darwin, still near 30 but nice breeze. Off to Border Store, which is as far as you can go without a permit to get into Arnhem Land. I fished at the causeway but had missed the tide but did see a nice 70cm Barra taken.
The crocs are at the waters edge where we were fishing its an amazing place.
Fantastic to see a croc cross the causeway just in front of us as he chased his food (barra).
Spoke to Rangers and they said I need to be here at least an hour before the tide change, but to be very careful, no second chances around here.
We went from causeway to boat ramp (don’t have the fences at Rye) no launching here, crocs all around.
Have set up camp about 2k from river, will be back tomorrow for another crack.
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