Kakadu Campers

on  the trail

A massive thanks to the Darwin contingent of our family for making our camping trip to Kakadu National Park such a fantastic success.

picnic at hanging rock

This was the perfect traditional family team effort-

• Dad -Eric- logistics, driving, firewood and beer!
• Mum -Kat- kitchen manager, navigation and champagne!
• Uncle, Auntie - Ian, Zoe - Reserve Mum n Dad and vodka chocolate milkshakes!
• Bloody useless Kids - Gordon, Tina, Kiran, Kim, Carla - eating, drinking,  sleeping, moaning and worrying about toilet facilities and crocodiles!!!!!!! 

So I always thought it was a bit of a wind up when people talked about man - eating salt water crocodiles in this part of the world - ITS NOT A WIND UP!!!!! there are and they do!! They don't only opportunistically attack humans they hunt for us!!! "You have got to be F*****G joking!" -  Its no wonder Australians are such bloody good swimmers - its evolution in progress! 

man-eating marshmallow

cooks and looks!!!

boyles brave some water in stone country

bush tucker

Great memories of our trip - a perfect roast dinner beef, lamb, roast potatoes and brocolinni for dinner - I never would have believed that was possible on a camping trip. Toasted marshmallows cooked to perfection and some ringstinger beef jerky for the journey. This swimming pool was up on the high stone land above the bush savannah beautifully cool after a short but steep climb with Meg the Ranger in the heat. Tina shading her eyes as she decided to lose her sunglasses under water - never a good idea to try and stand in 10' deep water  when you are only 5'2"!!!!!

"happy wife happy life!' Iain Boyle

homeward bound