Last Trip: Queensland, Part 2
Day 6
Today was a less active day. We went to Hartley's crocodile adventure park about 25k south of Port douglas.
It's a small zoo-like place with crocodiles, koalas, red kangas, wallabies, snakes, and cassowary, which is lke an emu. We got to see the deadliest snake in the world, the taipan. Also, massive spiders and crazy plants. Plus crocodiles feeding. An interesting experience. We saw some guys from some American tv show "crusty demons" shooting in the park.
Day 7
Another sunrise at the beach, and we explored the beach a bit (4 mile beach). Packed up, headed north up captain cook highway.
We stopped first at massman gorge, then we hit the Daintree area. We went on a rainforest walk through the trees along a boardwalk. Hiking trails here are all on boardwalks, to protect the forest floor. It's funny how every place we visit has some placard indicating it has won some Queensland tourism award. Im sure its not just a marketing ploy...
Then a couple beaches, leisurely strolling along. We ended up at cape tribulation. Warnings everywhere about cassowaries, crocodiles, the killer neurotoxin plants, and jellyfish.
Finally to the cape trib camping ground. Our caravan is parked twenty feet from the beach. Not too shabby.
Day 8
Sunrise at the cape tribe camping ground beach.
Best one yet. Then off the cow bay, which was beautiful. Stop at an organic ice cream shop. I had chili chocolate, lisa had sweet potato. Very good. Everywhere we see these golden orb weaving spiders. The croc tour place said they are "harmless" which means that when one sinks its razor-sharp fangs into you, it does not inject any kind of deadly neurotxin; just the fangs: harmless.
Stop off at a couple more beach lookouts, then back to port douglas in time for the carnivale parade.
that's it!
Today was a less active day. We went to Hartley's crocodile adventure park about 25k south of Port douglas.
It's a small zoo-like place with crocodiles, koalas, red kangas, wallabies, snakes, and cassowary, which is lke an emu. We got to see the deadliest snake in the world, the taipan. Also, massive spiders and crazy plants. Plus crocodiles feeding. An interesting experience. We saw some guys from some American tv show "crusty demons" shooting in the park.
Day 7
Another sunrise at the beach, and we explored the beach a bit (4 mile beach). Packed up, headed north up captain cook highway.
We stopped first at massman gorge, then we hit the Daintree area. We went on a rainforest walk through the trees along a boardwalk. Hiking trails here are all on boardwalks, to protect the forest floor. It's funny how every place we visit has some placard indicating it has won some Queensland tourism award. Im sure its not just a marketing ploy...
Then a couple beaches, leisurely strolling along. We ended up at cape tribulation. Warnings everywhere about cassowaries, crocodiles, the killer neurotoxin plants, and jellyfish.
Finally to the cape trib camping ground. Our caravan is parked twenty feet from the beach. Not too shabby.
Day 8
Sunrise at the cape tribe camping ground beach.
Best one yet. Then off the cow bay, which was beautiful. Stop at an organic ice cream shop. I had chili chocolate, lisa had sweet potato. Very good. Everywhere we see these golden orb weaving spiders. The croc tour place said they are "harmless" which means that when one sinks its razor-sharp fangs into you, it does not inject any kind of deadly neurotxin; just the fangs: harmless.
Stop off at a couple more beach lookouts, then back to port douglas in time for the carnivale parade.
that's it!
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