From Darwin we drove to Kakadu intending to stay at Cooinda campground as it is fairly central. The road into Kakadu became increasingly swampy – it really felt like croc country but no sightings along the way!

After stopping to buy our park passes, and a quick look at the info centre to get some maps etc, we arrived at Cooinda and set up…..Trev discovered it was State of Origin night tonight…and they had it on the big screen at the bistro so our evening was planned 😉

We spent the afternoon driving out to Jabiru and then Ubirr to look at the rock art. The road along the way alternated between swampy areas and unusual rocky outcrops.

The rock art was interesting to see…

and see the sunset from Ubirr rock. The view was awesome from the top of the rock…everything was so lush and green…..and despite the number of people there it was serene and peaceful as the sun went down.

We then hightailed it back to camp and arrived at the bistro in time to order dinner before the game started…..and much to Trev’s delight NSW won!