CAHILLS CROSSING AND UBIRR ROCK ART SITE

Spent this morning viewing a notoriously dangerous river crossing named Cahills Crossing. This crossing over the East Alligator River serves as the connection to Arnhem Land and is renowned for crossing crocodile infested waters and where a number of deaths have been recorded of people who have lost control of their car, fished on or waded across the crossing. Google Cahills Crossing for some spine tingling recounts of crocodile attacks, including one in January this year!

While there today, three men fishing for barramundi were standing in the water close to observable crocodiles. Hope they’re not on the news tonight!

We then ventured onto Ubirr Rock Art Site, home to some of the world’s most significant rock art and an area steeped in Aboriginal culture and tradition. The site also afforded spectacular views of Kakadu wetland areas.

We have made an Animoto of Ubirr that can be viewed by using this link.

Rock Paintings

Tomorrow we head off to Darwin for the last leg of our adventures in the N.T. and more importantly our chance to spend some time with Josh and Sarah.

Robyn is really looking forward to catching up with friends from her time teaching in Katherine, Libby, Eric, Yve and John.