While waiting for the 12.15pm bus into Katherine Gorge I set off to wander around town. On my travels I came across the Djilpin Arts Corroboree: they were putting on a special day-time performance. The group had travelled 100 km from Arnhem land to do the performance, which is going to be performed for tourists up until the end of the dry season.
The dust flew and didjeridu (also called bambu or yidaki) honked. Along with the talk about the stories, the MC, Tommy, shared the importance of the story in maintaining culture and its role in the exercise of kaitiakitanga. The Djilpin mob seemed pretty happy to share their culture and joined together for a group photo at the end of the perfomance.
My bag is packed for two days of camping up the Katherine Gorge. My aim is to get to the Jawoyn Valley to look at three rock art sites. The cloud has lifted so it’s getting pretty hot - 30 degress plus. I’m not sure if I’ll walk today or wait until tomorrow morning.
BTW: I’m not going to have time to write-up the Kakadu trip - I’ve got some ideas on what I want to say but have to catch a bus soon. Using an electronic diary is a pain in the arse and I’m going to buy a notebook today so I capture my impressions and stuff as I go.
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