We camped overnight at Aurora campsite south of Ubirr. Barry and family now have just one more full day left so we wanted to pack in the last experience we had of Kakadu in the time we had left. We headed up to Ubirr which is a sacred Aboriginal art site with many rock paintings displayed under the rock overhangs. Ubirr is renowned for the most powerful ancestor, the Rainbow Serpent, who in her human form painted her image on the rock to remind people of her presence. The rock outcrops at Ubirr tower above the floodplains of the East alligator River. The vast scale of this area of Kakadu is absolutely breathtaking (of a scale not dissimilar to that of the Grand Canyon) with the rock plateau interspersed with woodlands and green wetlands – stunning! ( again I don’t think our photos do it justice it is so big!).
Main 'gallery'
Under the cool rock overhang (see art site behind)
Massive rock overhangs one of the main 'art galleries'
Ubirr rocks!
The Arborigines used animal blood and stone pigments to paint their art
The descent to the plateau glimpse of the plains beyond (at Namarrkan sisters rock site)
Karen near Nadab lookout on the top plateau
Baz and Daniel on the way up
Is that Fred Flintstone or Barney Rubble in his new automobile!
Rock formations on main plateau with woodland and outer plateau in distance
Rock site of the Rainbow Serpent
Hunting figures
Rainbow Serpent sun path
We then had a quick look around the town of Jabiru, famed for its Crocodile shaped Holiday Inn Hotel, sampled a few goodies for lunch at the bakery and then back to camp.
Crocodile Hotel at Jabiru