Aboriginal History

 Heading south we came to an area of high cliffs some of which showed significant erosion and undercutting.

Some of this area had been set aside and protected because of its significance as an aboriginal historic site.

A most erudite and articulate local guide showed us over the site and described how the land was used by different groups and described the rock hieroglyphs were used as documents by the local aboriginal population.  This was one of the best presentations we had heard.

The hieroglyphs provided information on the local food sources, vegetation types, distances (in days walk) to other resources etc.  The image of the dolphin (above) reflects back to a time when the river was open to the sea and dolphins would swim up and get stranded so becoming a valuable food source.

At our final Captains Dinner we said farewell to the six staff members who had looked after us so well on the journey downriver.