What crocodiles?

This section of the Roper River is “crocodile managed” and was opened to swimmers just a couple of days ago. The water is warm, and is abundant in bait fish resembling gouramis, so there is little chance of catching a barramundi due to the high water levels and abundance of food (and their minimum catching size is a whopping 55cm!!). Three swimming pontoons lie at the water’s edge, and I couldn’t resist blowing up a lilo and having a paddle, while Jase sat in the shade of the many old palm trees. We spotted several small kangaroos approach the shore to drink at dusk – the first roos spotted since leaving South Australia, in fact. And although it’s unlikely we’ll see a saltwater croc here, I was disappointed not to spot a (‘harmless-to-humans’) freshwater crocodile; but we’ll keep our eyes peeled during our stay here.


Dinner tonight is a nice hot lamb curry with buttered rice, all cooked over an open fire; and accompanied by a nice big bottle of red wine; two acoustic guitars; and an immense starry sky.