Introduction to today's journey
Today's journey takes us north from Cairns to Port Douglas and Mossman before heading further up to the Daintree Forest and Cape Tribulation. From the cape we return along the coast and explore the Daintree River.
Today's Journey
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Heading north from Cairns in the early morning, we pass under Mount Mossman. |
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Reaching the Daintree River where we catch the ferry over the river's only crossing point into the Daintree rainforest. |
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Exploring the Daintree Forest, the world's oldest rainforest having been here for 160 million years. The trees themselves are a lot younger than normally expected in a rainforest as they are frequently flattened by cyclones. |
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Heading further up the road warning of cassowaries and speed humps, but altered by some vandal into this very funny sign. |
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The beach at Cape Tribulation, as far north as we can get. This is where Captain Cook anchored after damaging his ship crossing the reef. |
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Returning a short distance back down the coast, we stop at this clear stream in the Daintree Rainforest for lunch. |
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We return to the Daintree River where we spot a baby croc resting on a log at the edge of the Daintree River. We also see some very large ones resting on the riverbank awaiting their next meal (which often are the younger ones). |
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We catch a boat heading upstream along the Daintree River deep into the national park. |
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Cruising along a side channel through dense forest to reach a small jetty where we leave the river. |
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View southward as we head back down the coast towards Cairns. |
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