East Point Reserve is our next outing - this is the eastern most point of the Harbour mouth. Its quite pretty and it has been developed into a recreational area with Lake Alexander being a safe lake to swim in. You look out onto the coast line and after this sign every rock in the ocean looks like a crocodile to me. Did a croc take a bite out of this sign I wonder ?
Well its not an unwarranted fear !
There are around 200,000 saltwater crocodiles in Australia, with the vast majority of them calling the Top End and Darwin home.
We took a walk in the mangrove swamp along a broad walk. To one side under the trees a group of Aboriginal people having a good time. This is the dry season in the Top End. A lot of what we have experienced would simply not be possible in the wet season. There was very little water here but the mangroves are always fascinating places. We saw a pair of brightly coloured kingfishers sitting on a tree and that was it. There were some croc signs too but I guess they had taken off to find some dinner elsewhere...
The Top End is famous for its sunsets and we were able to enjoy a few - One evening, taking in the sunset, we settled down in the Deckchair Cinema to a "All is True" a film about Shakespeare's life under the stars with the occasional bat and bird flying across the screen.
Well its not an unwarranted fear !
There are around 200,000 saltwater crocodiles in Australia, with the vast majority of them calling the Top End and Darwin home.
We took a walk in the mangrove swamp along a broad walk. To one side under the trees a group of Aboriginal people having a good time. This is the dry season in the Top End. A lot of what we have experienced would simply not be possible in the wet season. There was very little water here but the mangroves are always fascinating places. We saw a pair of brightly coloured kingfishers sitting on a tree and that was it. There were some croc signs too but I guess they had taken off to find some dinner elsewhere...
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