CBD of Darwin---brekkie at backpacker café; bought hats with insect netting ”the flies will drive you mad” and Aboriginal designed silk scarves for presents.
Great cab driver took us to hotel to pick up bags and then to rental place in Winnellie
Picked up van, did big shop at Woolworth’s; ate great pork pies
Stopped at Fogg Reserve Dam
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With a little help from another birdwatcher, we Id'd Straw-necked Ibis, Green Pygmy Goose, Intermediate Egret, Black Kite, Whistling Kite, Australian Kestrel, Little Kingfisher, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Jacana, Willy Wagtail, Peaceful Dove, Masked Lapwing (Plover), and on our own Brolga Cranes
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Termite mound
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Drove the Arnem Hway into Kakadu Natl Park (land on 99 yr lease from Traditional Owners to the Parks Dept).
Arrived Aurora Kakadu Lodge, set up van;
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Ate at lodge Bistro (Baramundi salad Nicoise; Lamb Shank with cooked vegetables)
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