after battling dusty roads. The town, with a population of less
than 700 people, has a grocery shop and basic services, while
diesel and opal fuel are available from the 24-hour pump near the
boat jetty. It’s a dry community so no alcohol is permitted, and a
permit must be obtained from the Northern Land Council prior
to arrival. We camped near the jetty; no facilities are provided,
but we did make use of the shelter and picnic table. Fish are
extremely active at night and you can hear them jumping out
of the water, and a few nice fish were reeled in just metres from
camp in the morning. We had to tone down our excitement after
we discovered a local lady was nearly dragged off those very
rocks by a croc only a few weeks prior – we only had to walk a few
hundred metres into the mangroves to see a big croc trap with a
tasty buffalo leg swinging in it.
By mid-afternoon when the sun was starting to lose its sting,
a Troop Carrier rolled into our camp with our hosts Raymond,
Adam and One Shot, who had kindly been showing us around
their town. As traditional owners in the community, they had
come to ask if we would like to attend a special ceremony taking
WHAT A CROC
NATURE in all its wild beauty is
on show in the Top End. Crocodiles
are plentiful, particularly in the
estuarine waters of Wuyagiba,
where a juvenile salty took a liking
to our fishing lures.Beach driving on the
western gulf shoreline
is as remote as it gets.Wuyagiba traditional
owner Kevin Rogers,
with Penny Wells.1100 http://www.4X4australia.com.au
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