Word: namarrgon
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...After the crocodile cruise, we take a walk along a waterlogged trail to Nourlangie, an Aboriginal rock shelter dating back 20,000 years, which has several examples of rock art. At the main site the paintings focus on the legend of Namarrgon, or the Lightning Man, the fellow responsible for the storm about to break over our heads. Considering their antiquity, the images are surprisingly clear. We soon learn why. In 1964 a number of the figures were renewed by a respected Aboriginal artist known as Barramundi Charlie who, our guide Rick tells us, painted over older, similar figures...
...hard day exploring this earthly Eden, head to one of the park's many bars to chill out. The favored drink: ice-cold beer. The dress code: ultra-casual. The attitude: always unruffled, despite the heart-stopping booms and jagged lightning ripping across yonder horizon. Maybe a thirsty Namarrgon is demanding his own brew...
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