Tag 23 - See you later Queensland, G'day Northern Territory

After stuffing our tent and the last pieces of equipment into our backpacks, a taxi took us directly to the airport. During the ride, we said goodbye to Cairns and the taxi driver let us proceed towards the terminal with the words: 'Don't break hearts Girls!'

As usual, we arrived in Darwin with a little delay and headed to Kakadu National Park in our new carriage. After a 2-hour drive through the dry Outback, we reached the Bowali Visitor Centre. After recovering from the first heat shock (from 28 to 40 degrees), we obtained the obligatory Kakadu National Park pass to enter Aboriginal land. We also got maps and information brochures to be optimally prepared.

Following the advice of a friendly ranger, we drove to a bush camping site that was located about halfway to our destination tomorrow, Yellow Waters. When we arrived there, we experienced firsthand what bush camping really means.

It was a clearing with a small pond, with an outhouse, no running water, no human soul present, some water birds, and a large sign warning about crocodiles. To escape the flies and mosquitoes, we quickly set up our tent (only the inner tent though, as the heat was making it tough for us). Until the sun went down, we had dinner, played cards, and tried to use our towels to keep the worst sweat stains off our sleeping mats and sleeping bags.

Little did we know that the hottest and most noise-intensive night of our lives was awaiting us!

xoxo

h&h