We are again at a Port Douglas internet cafe typing this post! Wednesday (yesterday) we headed north for the day. We took a river cruise on the Daintree River in a solar powered boat. Saw crocodiles and assorted birds (few snakes in the late morning we are told).The local crocs have been given names, the one pictured here is "Fat Albert". We'll also include a semi-random picture of the river bank and a blue kingfisher.
After the boat ride we waited for the ferry and headed further north. We drove 30-35 km to Cape Tribulation on an amazingly narrow, twisty, two-lane road oftentimes with deeply forested cliff walls on one side and steep drop-offs on the other (we were driving a Camry which seemed HUGE). There were plenty of Cassowary crossing signs and speed bumps along great stretches of the road. After and hour of walking in the National Park (picture taken on the walk of fan palms), we headed south again - we did not want to be driving the road in the dark!! We stopped for two cassowaries crossing the road (very exciting, and of course the camera could not be unearthed in time) and also stopped to check out some of the beaches. The picture here is off Thornton Beach.
Lastly I will include a picture of some of the sugar cane fields in the area.
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Just came in from walking Esme so I was sweating when I looked at your rain forest pics - felt like I was right there! See you made Michael look at a croc regardless - hehe - or did he close his eyes?
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