Yellow Waters is a well known part of Kakadu because of its wetlands, plant life & bird life. It's one of those places everyone talks about so we thought we'd better go. You couldn't drive in as even the carpark is still covered with water so the only way to see it is to do a cruise. We paid way more than we thought reasonable but didn't have a choice. So we jumped on the boat & drifted along the South Alligator Creek where we saw exactly what they'd said. 



We chose the early cruise so we could watch the sunrise. We saw water lilies & other water plants but not many flowers, a few crocs & heaps of birds; that's it. It's a very pretty area & we feel lucky to have seen it, but after two hours we were both very glad to get off.

We headed out to Gunlom falls after that. It's about 25kms of corrugated dirt road but it's worth it; the falls are lovely & of course I had to have a swim.

Then Phill wanted to go for a walk to the 'billabong'. As soon as I saw what the 'track' was like I said I didn't think it'd be worth it. But 'you never know if you never go' is our motto so we headed off.

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The next morning we got up & headed to the Yurmikmik walks which we'd been told at the Info centre we really should do. We're certainly learning not to listen to many people. It's really hot up here; about 33 degrees. So, if you do these walks that are several k's long you want them to be worthwhile.
 

This walk had to be the worst we've come across. First you go over a rickety suspension bridge with a big red sign on it that says only 1 person at a time; scary.
Then you trek 2k's up through bush & rock to Boulder Creek which is a very small creek with lots of boulders in it! Exciting hey? Then you walk another 5 k's to the lookout. Well, the path was about a foot wide hidden amongst very prickly long dried up grass & I did not enjoy one step of it. We got to the lookout & really, it was the same as any other lookout. We had been going to go to Motor Car Falls which is further along again. (so named because a guy drove through the bush in 1946 & came to the falls & couldn't go any further). 

After what we'd already seen we decided not to go there, only to find later that we should have gone as they're very nice. You win some, you lose some. We ended up walking back up another track to the road & walked several k's down the road back to the car to avoid the 'pathway' again.

Anyway, that's Kakadu for us. Time to pack up the van & head back down the highway. Some say Kakadon't & some say Litchfield is much better but we wouldn't say either. Both are lovely but they're also very different to each other. Our favourite was Florence Falls & the creek walk there (in Litchfield) but Kakadu certainly is very interesting & also has some beautiful spots.