Yet again, another early start. This time for a canoe trip to Katherine Gorge. Due to the rising waters we were restricted to canoeing along just the one gorge. We played in a waterfall, looked at yet more Aboriginal graffiti and splashed each other. And then splashed each other. And then we splashed each other and I capsized the canoe. It's a good job we're not scared of crocodiles.
Fortunately our cameras etc. were in a sealed container but our small rucksacks went swimming and the clothes we were wearing , including shoes and hat, got a bit wet. Still, we weren't eaten and I did manage to sink one of the other canoes.
Next, we fought our way against a current, up a creek. More capsizings occurred and a croc was spotted. A small one. Once at the end we got out of the canoes and sat there. And sat there. And got bored. Eventually we hopped back in and paddled back. An eventful day that could have been better organised.
Back at the hostel we had a bbq and then retreated back to the room before the rains came. Beth got very mad with an upper class Englishman who held differing views about aborigines and spoke with a plummy accent. At least he been to Middlesbrough.
2012
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