Day 11 11-08-11 Bullita Homestead

 

It’s going to be hot again today.  Dean, Greg, Wanda, Peter D and Susan went off to walk up the Fig tree Plateau.  Dean, Greg and Wanda bush bashed up to the very top of the plateau, reported that they had a 360 degree view of the country.

Tony, Jennifer, Michael and me walked back to  the homestead to read more of the information posters.

During the afternoon we took our chairs down to the river and sat under threes in the shade.  Much too hot to do anything else.

Peter D and Greg had another cane toad hunt in the evening – a total of 51 (76 total).  Peter D who is a Queenslander says that he has never seen so many in such a small area (60 metres). He says that they are all mature adult breeding stock.  Oh Dear!  When one of the toads was wacked a little native frog jumped out of its mouth and jumped off!

John and Lanlan have gone to Katherine for tyres.

The Kapok trees are in flower, this is a sign that the crocodiles are carrying eggs, when the seeds form, the eggs are laid and when the kapok appears the little crocs are hatching.

Off to Katherine tomorrow