Day 22 - Katherine Gorge
12/8/2013
Today we (finally) cruised the Katherine Gorge. It was gorgeous, the tranquility and stunning change in scenery was a welcomed surprise. The whole trip from Katherine to here, all 30kms were pretty much a caked desert. However, as soon as we reached this area, it became green and teeming with animals.
The Gorge is basically a river that over millennia carved a deep channel through erosion. In other words, erosion was what caused the beauty of this place. so when somebody tells you to avoid erosion here or there, just remember this place.
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| Does this photo need a description? |
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| A reminder that here there could be 'salties' (salt water crocs), too. |
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| Normally the type of crocs in this are are the freshwater ones, they are not dangerous and are protected. The beaches are their nesting areas. |
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| This one is funny, they put a plastic ball hanging from a tree, the crocs bite it and leave teeth in there, then the ranges can get it remove the missing teeth and then determine what age the crocs int he are are. If the ball is missing, they know that there must be a saltie nearby. |
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| A couple having fun together |
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| Finally got the setting for landscape on this very complicated camera. |
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| Where the boats moor, from here there is a 400m walk to the next gorge, where there is another boat waiting |
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| A nice chair...ah, the bird is also nice. |
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| This is some type of Kookaburra, but quite different and more colourful than the ones found in Sydney |
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