Sunday 16 March 2008

Gunlom (Waterfall Creek)





Rob, our guide, woke us up at 5:30am on the second day of our tour so that we could finish our bushwalk before it got too hot. We drove to Gunlom and then hiked to a smallish waterfall with a refreshing swimming hole beneath it. It was already hot and muggy by 8:30am so we were thankful for the opportunity to cool off. I can understand why locals might be tempted to swim in areas the may have crocodiles because it is so bloody hot and humid!


However, Rob assured us that this area was perfectly safe for swimming. They still have to post the crocodile warning sign just in case, but the signs say strictly 'Do not enter the water' if the area is not safe.


Stephen and I tried to swim toward the waterfall, but the current was so strong it pushed you right back. Rob and Daniel climbed up some of the rocks and leapt off. The rest of us decided that this was a bit mad...It looked too easy to slip.

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