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The view from top end

As we stand at the base of Kakadu’s spectacular Gunlom Falls, our guide gives us a warning: “It’s a bit of a climb.” Water cascades from on high into crystal blue-green waters below. The falls are made up of two parts: the lower achieved fame in a Crocodile Dundee scene, the upper is harder to access but reportedly beautiful. “If you go, be careful,” our guide cautions.

Disregarding his warning, I set off for the top and soon come to regret it. The red-dirt path is steep, the sun is high and there’s not a

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