CAPE TRIBULATION, MOSSMAN GORGE, DAINTREE RAIN FOREST

Today we took a tour to Cape Tribulation, Daintree Rainforest, Daintree River and Mossman Gorge. It was a long day but so worth it.

We started the day out at 7:45 when Tony's Tropical Tour picked us up. Along with two English couples, we went to the Daintree Rain Forest where our guide took us thru the rain forest and pointed out the points of interest and the eco system. The Great Barrier Reef cannot survive without the rainforest - it was all pretty complex and extremely interesting.

We stopped for morning tea and biscuits around 10 am and then onto the point where the rainforest meets the reef. The photo above is where the rainforest meets the ocean. The eco system in the rainforest provides nutrients and micro organisms that keep the reef alive. We walked on the beach but couldn't get our feet wet as this is still "stinger" season here in Australia. These tiny stingers and jellyfish can make you deathly ill and, in fact, have caused several deaths.

After several more photo stops, we stopped for lunch at Noah's Valley. Lunch was excellent -- steak, fish, sausage (a hot dog really), three salads, fruit, water and orange crush. After lunch you could opt for an "invigorating" dip in the local free water stream (had lots of boulders - so Sam and I didn't go in).

After lunch we were off to the Daintree River Cruise and Mossman Gorge. See my next post for information on these.

We arrived back at the hotel around 5:30 pm. We stopped at the local supermarket and picked up a BBQ chicken and some "jacket" (baked) potatoes and took everything back to the hotel for our evening meal. The day was long and hot so we took a long, lesiurely dip in the hotel pool.

Fixed our dinner and we are now replete with good memories of the day and good food.

See the next post for some great croc photos.