This croc cruise on the Adelaide River was able to get rather close to some rather large crocs - this one was somewhere around 4-4.5 metres. We probably saw over a dozen crocs on that 90 minute cruise ranging from three very big fellas like this to some babies and everything in between.
For me, seeing my first mangrove monitor in the wild was a bigger thrill than the crocs, although seeing the big fellas so close was a rush, I have to say. I also saw a Merten's water monitor, later in my trip, but it was too fast getting away, so I didn't get a pic.
We saw a couple of these youngster crocs perched up in trees awaiting the return of the high tide to dislodge them.
Another river cruise, this one on the East Alligator River, owned and run by a local Aboriginal organisation, Guliyambali Cruises. Very good, cruised up and down a stretch of the river, again, finding a number of crocs at close range, as well as learning about the various uses that local people have made of trees and shrubs. We also landed on the other side of the river, Arnhem Land, and were able to spend about ten minutes here, admiring this beautiful billabong.
Our guide, Robert, demonstrating his considerable spear throwing skills into the East Alligator River.
Sunset over the floodplain wetlands below Ubirr Rock.
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