Day 8&9 Cape Tribulation trip & Daintree National Park.

Day 7&8 Cape Tribulation trip & Daintree National Park.

The day started very early in fact 1 hour too early since I forgot to change the clock in the mobile phone so I woke up at 5 am, when i thought it was 6, having gone to bed the night before at 1. So gave me time for pack my stuff nicely since I have to leave the backpack and the room for one day.

On our way the guide told us that it is jellyfish season Nov-June. And we should not dare to give a try because it is a hospital visit after that. There are some areas with nets to allow some bathing. It is a pity since the sea is very calm and clean and with hot days like these. There is Vinegar in the beaches as a remedy if you get stung, as that slow down things and gives time to go to hospital, i saw those in

We went to the Daintree River first, to try to see crocs. Unfortunately we could not see any, the tide was up and it was hot so the crocs where just under water.

Then we went to the National Park to see the Rain forest. Everything in the area is rain forest, unlike the one in the Bluemountains that was small and got eucalyptus that found way in. This one is pure. This time We where lucky and we saw the casseve bird, which is like a turkey but 1.5-2 m high, and very primitive. I can't remember all the trees, insects, we saw, but some trees were 40 m high, and one was aged something like 1500-2000 years old.

We where dropped in the Cape Trip Beach House accommodations. The place is just in the middle of the rain forest, the accommodations are in huts (i think that is the word for cabaña) and 10 m away from the beach. Child out a bit in swimming pool, visited the surrounded area and I booked a tour to visit the forest at night. It was fairly good, and it is a pity that i underestimated the possibilities for taking pictures because we saw a few things, frogs if all sort, spiders,dragonfly, chameleon type lizard. And we went as well to see croc, which this time we saw them in the water, red eyes moving, and some movement in the water.

Second day the plan was to do a excursion and then join the tour for the second half of the tour. So I took a 9 km trip to water hole and had a bath there, but mind you when I was going to get there a small water snake or small eel was just in front of my bare feet, So I waited a bit, convince myself it was not dangerous since I was told before it was ok, and got in, till waist level to cool down.

After lunch we join the tour again,

going to Port Douglas, stopping to have a swim in a river, and back to Cairns.

Tomorrow the plan is a Diving tour in the great Reef. If i enjoy i might go again on Saturday or Friday. Stay tuned.