Jab-ah-roo, Kak-ah-dooo...

So, one of the girls that I work with has this song that she sings about Jabiru that goes something like “Jab-ah-roo, Kak-ah-doooo”, so now every time I say/think/write the word Jabiru I get that stuck in my head. I guess that it’s not a song really. It’s more like two words with a melody. It is surprisingly catchy though. It’s like one of those silly cereal jingles that get stuck in your head. You know, like ‘Just like a chocolate milkshake only crunchy’ ad. Yeah, you know it. The one with the gorilla. Or is it a monkey? Or that ‘happy little Vegemite’ one. Yeah that always gets stuck in my head. Sorry, what was that? Now it’s stuck in your head? Mwah, hahahah!!

Aside from the fact that I may actually be losing my mind (see above paragraph) I am actually really enjoying being in the middle of nowhere. Whilst it is polar opposite to London there is something refreshing about getting back to basics and being in the bush again. I haven’t really taken any photos of my donger or around the park but I have got a few pics from the different tours and walks that I have done which are as follows:

Ubirr (pronounced Ooo-beer which I find quite fitting considering the beer belly that I have proudly acquired in my mere four weeks here).
This is an amazing lookout about thirty minutes drive from Jabiru and within Kakadu National Park but close to the river border with Arnhem Land which is aboriginal owned and only accessible with a permit. There are some cool art sites including a painting of a Tasmanian tiger which I was blown away by. Not because the painting is that amazing but I had no idea that thylacines were up here at all. Admittedly it was like 2,000 years ago but still, how cool is that?

Highlights:
Aboriginal art sites including some pictures of sorcery figures that were believed to be painted by Mimi spirits as they are on the underside of a 30m high cliff overhang (spooky!).
The 360 degree views of the floodplains, Arnhem Land and the escarpment especially on sunset.

Lowlights:
The number of foreign tourists – ‘Can you please take photo of me? Oh and one of me and my friend? And me and my friend from this angle? And one with my friend and this random person that we just met?’ Meh, get away from me.


Ubirr rock - this place has the most amazing views. On one side you have the flood plains, on another the escarpment which winds up the eastern side up into Arnhemland and joins back up with the northern wetlands. So pretty!


I still can't get over how green it is here. It's like that fluro lime green paint that you use as a kid. So cool!


More green and rocks.



These photos don't do it that much justice but the sunsets from Ubirr are phenomenal.