We decided we would take a river cruise to see jumping crocs in the morning as we were passing, and found the cheapest one we could (just $25 per person). We were thankful that our boat was a 2 level monstor, rather than this little tinny these people took:
The croc they are playing with is a 5 meter salty, and could easily jump on the roof of that boat if he wanted..
These cruises go up the Adelaide river, and dangle pork chops above the water to make the wild crocs jump out. Here are some of our favorite jumping croc photos: fast, high and cute
We though it was a good value cruise, and the driver/narator was excellent.
Next stop was the camp ground where we set the caravan down, and went to Ubirr. This place has loads of Abo paintings, and a beutiful lookout. 
Each painting conveys a message, and they have plaques set up near each painting describing the story that it tells.
The paintings have been protected from the elements very well, and some are thousands of years old
We drove to the Cahill crossing and fished into the waters there. One guy had just caught a 50cm Barra, and released it - so I knew there was at least one in there. I had a golden bomber, and some soft plastics to try out, but none of them worked. Casted and retrieved for about 1 hour with no luck. Good thing was no one else was catching them either,and didnt get chased by the crocs.
2/6/2013 Djarradjin Campground - Kakadu
I woke up early and went back to the crossing to cast the lure some more. No one was there except a croc that was just cruising around. I had pleanty of casting practice, but still no Barra.
We packed up the van and headed into the town Jabiru. There was a supermarket there,but nothing much to mention.
We drove to the next camp area and set up the van, then headed for Jim Jim falls. The road in was marked as a 4WD track, but the firt 50kms was freshly graded gravel and a pleasure to drive on. The last 8kms was more 4WD oriented, with some sand, rocks, hils and water crossings.Jim Jim falls were pretty amazing. Fairly dificult 1km walk from the car park, but worth is sitting in the cool refreshing mist from the waterfall. They said there is only a trickle of water flowing over them now compared to the wet season. But they can only be accesed by plane or helicopter during the wet.
The road to the twin falls was still flooded and closed, so unfortunately, we couldnt go there.
This trip took longer that we expected, and we were hoping to make some of the free talks run by the national parks. They have daily talks on the area/paintings etc, morning and afternoon. We decided to have an easy afternoon, and catch the morning session
3/6/2013 Mardugal Campground - Kakadu
We went to the morning sessions at Nourlangie and it was excellent. The Ranger knew so much about the area, paintings an aboriginal culture.
After this, we packed up the van and headed for the next campground. We were planning to use this as a base to explore Yellow Water, but it was closed because it was under water. Instead, we went to the aboriginie culture centre, which had so much infrmation on the local area and clans.. What they eat, where they live , boats, hunting, entertainment etc. and the big plus was that its air conditioned.
Next we found a resort pool, and decided to sneek a swim. It was nice, so we just relaxed there for a while - Its nice to swim in water that you know does not have crocs.
With the relaxing done, time to find another secret fishing spot.. The campground hoast told me that Barra is the only fish in these waters that has size restrictions, and there are loads of other types. The only catch is that you are not allowed to use any baits, just lures.
Everything looked right to me, but still no Barra.
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