In this gallery you will find photos from a vacation in Australia 2000 (Kakadu Nationalpark). With your mousepointer over a thumbnail you will get more information. Please click the thumbnail to open the picture in a new window. All images have a size of 950x650 pixel or 70-160KB. Enjoy your holidays!
Kakadu Nationalpark
Kakadu was after the first highlight of the journey after landing in Darwin. The first campground was near the famous rock designs at Ubirr Rock, it was remarkable that our Australian driver introduced hinself with quite some action. He ruined one of our tents driving backwards. Bravo!
Otherwise most of us were busy fighting basically every insect known to man. Oh Lord. I never thought there yould be that many different species. Well, they spared me most of the time but Pia was suffering badly. She looked like one big bite
On the second day we drove to the Nourangie Rock, in the afternoon we had a phenomenal river trip on Yellow Water with beautiful landscape, birds and crocodiles (sometimes almost too close for my taste)
Then we went south - and thus slowly but finally out of Kakadu NP. Not without a swim in a small lake with waterfalls, of course
1. Drawing
Rock design at Ubirr. Unfortunately somewhat washed out. But I like the colors of the
stone
2. Shadows
The first sunset at Ubirr Rock with wonderful warm colors
3. Gras in the wind
Impression on the first evening in Australia
4. Orange Sun
This picture was photographed - like all pictures - without filters. Only with the
exposure time I experimented a bit
5. Kakadu
Where does the name of Kakadu Nationalpark come from? Correct
6. Beauty
No other term did occur to me for this image. The experience to be able to sail down the
Yellow Water on a small boat was unique. In these two hours I probably saw more animal
and plant as I did in the two years before
7./8. Mirror
The reflections in the nearly motionless water were impressive. Two hours of sailing
on Yellow Water cost me two films and a bit more. So much for planning to get through
four weeks with 30 rolls of film (thanks to Sigrid and Ansgar for helping me out in
Sydney)
9. King
At least this river inhabitant obtained the impression, as if he was ruler of the
ocean. He didn't move a bit for several minutes
10. Kakadu
Again a snapshot with one the lovely feathered birds
11. King (II)
Kingfisher
12. Nest
Dozens of nests we got to see. Note: couldn't the birds build their nests a lttle bit
lower?
13. Troublemaker
We had our problems with these beauties. We expelled them on a campground because they
occupied our space, and - thankful birds they were - they woke us at 5 a.m.
14. Bloom
Beautiful plant I do not know the name of
15. Flying dog
Thank God they left in the evening for another place. The noise is terrible
16. Proof
Only in order to prove that I was really there. This picture was taken on top of
the Katherine Gorge
17.-19. Wallabys
Wallabys are very similar to kangoroos, though built smaller. They visited us at night
on our campground. And when they got used to us we could sit near them and even pet
them. Although you may not believe that seeing the dangerous face expression (18/19)
20. Big brother
Most of the time we saw only signs referring to kangoroos. But once we were lucky
enough to experience some living ones. Big and Red