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Editor: Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow

May 2006

TRIP REPORT

REDLANDS UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA



Professor Jim Spickard and his students arrived in May. They had visited indigenous tour operations in South Australia and the Top End, and then drove to the Top End. Ngangaridj (son) Peterson and I were to join them Baby Dreaming in western Arnhem Land.. Jim had been to Baby Dreaming in 2003, with wife Meredith McGuire and we were looking forward to showing his students the country.



However Monica, a category 5 cyclone flooded the Top End, prolonging the wet season. We did consider flying the students to Oenpelli, Arnhem Land, but that was expensive, and we didnÕt think they would be safe camping there. So we decided to fly my relatives to Kakadu National Park where the students were staying.



The machinations of such planning were complicated. Fortunately Anthony, the manager at the Art Centre came to the rescue as did Venture North, the tour operator involved.



Ngangaridj Peterson and I drove to Kakadu together, and after meeting Jim in Jabiru, went to the airport to collect my 82 year old Yabok (sister) Esther, daughter Louise and her husband Jeremiah and my five gukguks (grandchildren).


( The Spell )

( Games )

Day 2
( Guiding lessons )

( Boat trip )

Day 3
( Leaving )

( Ubirr )

( Foff Dam )

( Day 4 )

( Litchfield National Park )