Day 3 (late blog)

Yesterday was, in my opinion, the best day yet. Kakadu put on a show for us all day long and we are all feeling truly blessed to be here. 

We kicked off the day with a boat cruise at yellow river. We met our Aboriginal tour guide Ned on the dock and he took us for two hours of simply amazing scenery. We saw croc’s in their natural habitat and many beautiful and thriving bird species. There were also some wild brumbys and cattle and even a snake for good measure. Ned told us lots of stories and information and we were so lucky to have him share with us parts of his culture. It was a truly awe inspiring morning. To cap it off we had bacon and eggs and real coffee! Needless to say, our teacher team was more than a bit excited! 

We then got to visit cooinda and see some traditional art galleries on rock faces, some of which were thousands of years old. It is hard to explain the feeling of a place like that but I walked away feeling calm and just a little bit more connected to this land of ours. 

We then spent the afternoon by the pool and had some much needed R+R. My thongs did a little trip in the pool and then so did I … Thanks a lot Mitch Clark!

We were then able to take a short walk up a giant rock face to watch the sunset. We had a dream time story about the rainbow serpent from a local guide and then watched nature do her best work right before our eyes. It was by far my favourite experience in my short 30 years. 

3 days in we are all a little homesick but our travellers are some of the best, most resilient kids I have ever had the privilege of taking away. 

Kakadu National park you have been amazing. 

Katherine here we come! 

Miss B