Visiting Kakadu had been high on our bucket list for some time, and we finally had the opportunity to tick that box. Kakadu National Park is located 171 kms south east of Darwin and is the second largest national park in Australia. The park is managed by the aboriginal traditional owners jointly with Parks Australia, and is highly ecologically and biologically diverse, hosting a wide range of habitats and flora and fauna. We checked into Aurora Kakadu Lodge at Jabiru and after setting up our caravan, we enjoyed a cool swim in the resort like pool. Our first destination the next morning was to head to the famous Cahills Crossing, a causeway across the East Alligator River, where large saltwater crocodiles gather at each high tide to feast on mullet and barramundi as they seek to
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