Wedgetail Adventures

 Day 70: Jabiru, Djarrajin and out to Jim Jim Falls area Although it was a far trek backwards, we needed a laundry and a top-up of supplies so we headed to Jabiru.  Silly idea.  It was a Sunday and Jabiru is shut.  Well, almost everything is shut except for a servo and a coffee shop / art gallery.  We went to both in the hope of getting some supplies. We managed to get a loaf of bread at the servo. However, coffee at the coffee shop was welcome and we had time there to make a few phone calls to check on family.   There is little around Jabiru to see so after morning tea we headed off down the road towards Jim Jim Falls. On the way we ducked in to Djarrajin where there is another billabong walk that looked interesting. Unfortunately, we could only walk part way round as signs indicating that the walk was not open stopped us from proceeding.  A pity, since the part of the walk we did was probably the least interesting bit.  As in many parts of ...

Day 65: Fogg Dam (Limilngun-Wulna country) Having not slept on the night plane back to Darwin from Singapore, both Pete and I were rather weary. We had shopping and laundry to do before we headed out of town. We had both had enough of cities for a while. Destination – Fogg Dam.  Here, we managed to find a spot to set up our camper so we could have a sleep.  This was absolutely necessary so we could enjoy the wonderful wetlands that is Fogg Dam (Limilgan-Wulna country). Once a rice farm and probably something else, it is now a nature lover's paradise.            I explored the boardwalk first, then Pete drove at snail’s pace, literally, across the dam wall a few times, with me and him hopping out numerous times. We were lucky that there weren’t too many others there.   So many birds, so many things to look at.   Fogg Dam is a very special place since it is one of the few areas where you can get up close to wild birds of all kinds. And of ...