WATERLILIES FLOAT ON TRANQUIL waters of the billabong, delicate, long-legged birds pick through the reeds, wild horses graze in the background.
I think to myself that if Monet had ever visited Australia, this would have been his heartland.
There’s a snap and a swirl of water, and a three-metre crocodile’s jaws clamp shut on passing prey. OK, not so Monet…
Coasting through Ngurrungurrudjba/ Yellow Waters billabong, I’m in the heart of Kakadu, with the two-hour billabong cruise one of Cooinda Lodge’s signature experiences.
“The crocs are so
