Groote Eylandt - Some Pics

[Stuart]

Pics aint workin, but good to see this thread. one of my faves

Which pics aren't working and I'll look into it. I have had a look on 3 PCs and my phone at work and can see them

 

[BredliFreak]

Works now

 

[ronhalling]

It is a magical place for sure, don't think i will ever get back there again but the memories i have will last a lifetime. I was lucky enough to get out there in 1979 and also got to fish and camp in the Emerald River area plus places with names i could not pronounce then let alone now, things have certainly changed since then....like back then it took nearly 7 months for us to get a permit to go there and accommodation was nearly non existent, it was camp or nothing unless you were lucky enough to know someone in 1 of the Aboriginal camps, and food was what you took in and catch your own. Now according to a friend that has recently been there for business there is resorts, golf courses, Schools and shock horror shops. When you look at Groote on a map it doesn't look that large, but when the only transport we had was an old 1960 rag top Land rover that overheated every 5 k's that we were lent by the Aboriginal Affairs guy on the Island it is "Huge", In the 3 weeks we were there (that's all our permit allowed) we hardly scratched the surface. I was not really into Reps back then (Arachnids were my bag then) but we seen them everywhere, looking back now i would say that just about every Rep available in the NT was represented there, i did see quite a few Spotted Mac's and i think thats where my love of them started. As i said at the start "a truly magical place" and everyone should at least try and get out there once in there lifetime, sorry Stu don't want to start a stampede but the place is just that good. .................Ron

 

[Herpo]

Absolutely stunning place. Stu, you lucky so and so!

 

[Nero Egernia]

What a beautiful place. I really need to go on a holiday up north again sometime, but all my free money seems to be disappearing. I suspect it may be linked to all my lizards and the accessories that go with them. :facepalm:

 

[Stuart]

[video=youtube_share;wyOwPZqi6FY]https://youtu.be/wyOwPZqi6FY[/video]

Just a shortish vid of a trip I did a couple of weeks ago. Crap editing and there is some weird bloke giving thumbs up at the start but at least the quality is ok..

 

[Herpo]

Stu, you are one lucky bloke!