Jim Jim Falls

We are still in Kakadu and today we went to Jim Jim Falls. They are not flowing as it is the dry season, but when they are flowing - the wet season - you can't go there as the road is closed! They are the symbol of Kakadu, if you don't count the magnificent Aboriginal art, which many seem to overlook.

We decided to go despite the dire warnings about the state of the road. Its 55 kms of corrugated dirt, with the last 10 being serious 4 WD with deep sand, high conservation mounds and creek crossings. That was fine but it was the last 1 km walk, or rather boulder hopping that undid me. I find it so hard to jump from rock to rock, having to calculate every step, now that I am approaching 60! Just when I was all jumped out, we arrived at a magnificent canyon where the falls would have been if they had been - falling, that is. There was a little beach area, in full sun, and further upstream, a deep swimming hole, in the shade. It was absolutely beautiful.

We leave Kakadu reluctantly tomorrow and should be in Darwin on wednesday with full internet I hope so I can upload some photos.