Day 155: Kakadu National Park, Ubirr

We set off from Jabiru around 3:30PM to catch the Ubirr sunset. First we did the rock art walks before setting off up to the top of rock.

The panoramic views and sunsets from the lookout are said to be breathtaking so we were really looking forward to this.

There were a lot of school groups around, all teenagers, making the rock crowded and really noisy. Not quite the spiritual, peaceful atmosphere we were hoping for.

We had arrived two hours before the sun began to set. I had stared at the sun for so long my eye sockets were smouldering pits cradling two blackened lumps of coal that were once eyeballs...

When the sunset finally came we were ever so slightly disappointed. Maybe we were expecting too much. After seeing the sunsets on the west coast... well no wonder the rest of Australia struggle to live up to them.

Emelie

2007-07-03 Ubirr, Kakadu PHOTO ALBUM