Please check your 'spam box', I think many of my comments I've made on your blogs have gone there....I check my spam everyday before I answer my comments, seems a few are going in there still.
Katherine in the Northern Territory of Australia is a sweet town in the outback. The town is next to the Katherine River 320km South of Darwin at the top of Australia. The town is known as when the outback meets the tropics.
The first people to live there were of course the Aboriginals, and more history is here.
There are still Aboriginals there, some live near the town. Each time we have stayed in Katherine I've seen the Native people sitting on a small bank with a cooked chicken they bought from the shop, the chicken sitting in the sun and that's for hours, then they eat it without ill effect.
In the winters when we have been there it can be hot weather and cooler nights. The town is kept clean, and the river area also.
In one area of the Katherine River is sand and shady trees but the people don't swim because you just might happen to see a crocodile, also you have to look where you are treading due to same on land.
Beautiful photos. Wonderful animals.
ReplyDeleteGreetings and I invite you to see my new painting :)
Thank you.
Deletelovely kangaroos.
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely creatures Anne.
DeleteA nice place to visit no doubt.... even with crocodiles. : )
ReplyDeleteWe always enjoyed our visit to Katherine.
DeleteA vida selvagem sempre me encantou. Fotos deslumbrantes.
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Thank you Mariete.
DeleteSchöne Bilder vom Flussgebiet aber Krokodile sind vieleicht nicht so gut.
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Noke
Thank you Noke. We didn't see any crocodiles in that area but they would be there.
DeleteKatherine sounds like a fascinating place, where the natural beauty of the outback meets the tropics. The mix of history, culture, and the unique lifestyle of the locals must make it an unforgettable experience. The crocodile warnings definitely add an adventurous touch!
ReplyDeleteMost places near water have a sign in the tropics regarding to be aware of the crocodiles, Melody.
DeleteTo my shame you have seen MUCH more of our country than I have.
ReplyDeleteThat is probably very true EC, we have been fortunate to have visited and stayed in so many place, but one can never see it all.
DeleteThe kangaroos are nice to see, I'll pass on the crocodiles. :)
ReplyDeleteYes Bill, I love to see the kangaroos about, but they often hide and mostly come out at dusk.
DeleteTus imagenes son hermosas.Australia es conocido mundialmente por su sentido respetuoso del medio ambiente y los animales.Un gusto leerte.Te dejo un abrazo grande!
ReplyDeleteThank you Menta.
DeleteI have never been to that part of Aus, would like to, my parents went there on their travels
ReplyDeleteYou never know, one day you may get there Jo-Anne.
DeleteThe water is looking fantastic. So are the wild life
ReplyDeleteThe water looks and is very inviting there on a hot winter's day, but no, not safe to get in the water but I bet some do in summer.
DeleteThere are some wonderful trees in your photos that must be very very old.
ReplyDeleteI was taken with those beautiful shaped and different trees, Andrew.
DeleteEs un bello lugar. Me gustan los canguros. Te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteThank you JP. I also like the kangaroos.
DeleteWhat a nice places, with an interesting fauna. In the images I see the river, and a lot of trees, bur I am surprised because the land is a kind of desertic. I am sure that Australia is an interesting place for visit on holidays.
ReplyDeleteMost of inland Australia is desert, that is why most people live in coastal areas where there is water and more vegetation.
DeleteAustralia is a very different place to holiday, the towns are far apart mostly, it's very big place.
Wow, loved the pictures. The kangaroos are great too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary.
DeleteThe riverbank photos look beautiful, but I'd be very wary walking where a crocodile might see me before I see him.
ReplyDeleteThank you, R., It's not too bad there in the wintertime in that particular area but further upstream there are crocodiles as we went up the Katherine Gorge and saw them sunning themselves.
DeleteWhat beautiful old trees are along the river.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't dare walk there if there were crocodiles.
Greetings Irma
Gorgeous old trees Irma and they have survived several floods in the past. It pays to look where you are treating in that area but wintertime the crocodiles are not as active.
DeleteIs the crocodile a real risk? I am not sure whether I would take the risk or not... Probably not.
ReplyDeleteWe took the risk in the wintertime each time we went there, Hels. Winter the crocodiles are less active but still about of course, so one has to be careful where ones puts their foot and be on the lookout.
DeleteHels. have my comments on your blog gone into your 'trash'?
DeleteI was reading the history of Australian Aborigines recently. Like indigenous people everywhere they have suffered dreadfully at the hands of white invaders, particularly in Tasmania it seems, where their extermination was deliberate and brutal. Somehow, it seems especially poignant that in the oppressive heat of the tropical north, where historically they survived well, they are sitting on a bank with store-bought chicken.
ReplyDeleteIn Tasmania many of if not most of the Aboriginals were killed way back, sad but they used to steal off the white man, and some were shot just because they were Aboriginal, not good at all. Good and bad in everything David.
DeleteI expect it was way too hot for white man in the tropics where today there is A/C.
Me resulta muy simpática, la imagen de los canguros.
ReplyDeleteUn abrazo.
Thank you.
DeleteWhat an incredibly beautiful area.
ReplyDeleteIt can't hurt to be mindful in nature.
Best regards and thank you for your wonderful photos and the map.
Hug from Viola
Thank you, Viola. We always have to be careful where we are treading in some places within Australia, but that can also be said of many countries.
DeletePity some people can't read signs!!!
ReplyDeleteI think they who think they are better than the crocs deserve to be gobbled
up - one less idiot to "grace" the country.
There is an excellent TV drama on the First Peoples in that area - it is called
"10 canoes" - all spoken in the dialect of the tribe. Sure was an eye opener.
It is on a DVD. For authenticity all are stark naked - males, females and the kids.
Some of the chiefs have a number of wives - that I did not know!
No love last between the wives - ha ha.
Great blog of interest - well done again.
Cheers
Colin
PS: A miracle here - two days in a row and the sun is shinning!
Glad the sun is shining; makes one feel good and it's shinning down here too.
DeleteThat does intriguing those 10 canoes. I recall an Aboriginal man who we travelled with was telling us that he knows who is mother is, but the young ones don't know who their father is. Very interesting talking to him for many hours, he told us a lot of good information up the Top End.
Thanks, Colin.
Beautiful scenery and my favorite are the kangaroos. Always enjoy those maps too. Thanks Margaret, very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Denise.
DeleteYes, I often have to get you out of the spam folder!!! There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it! I always check it every day.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing all your photographs.
A big yes to the kangaroos ... not so keen on the crocodiles.
All the best Jan
Querida amiga, que bien me vendría pasar unos días en ese lugar, un paraiso.
ReplyDeleteHermosas fotografías, me encantó.
Querida amiga, te deseo un feliz día, bendiciones
Abrazos y te dejo un beso
Los paisajes se ven preciosos, pero con los cocodrilos, tendría miedo. Tus comentarios siempre están en spam en mi blog, pero siempre miro. Un abrazo Margaret.
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