The week after Grampians we flew up to Cairns in North Queensland to visit Daintree National Park and the famous Great Barrier Reef. We made our way up the coast Friday night to Port Douglas, a small, seaside resort town full of beach bums and tourists. The first actual day we had in Port Douglas was spent up at Mossman Gorge, which is part of the Daintree National Park. It was a neat environment to experience. A tropical rain forest. I haven't been to anything like it so a new experience is always welcome! We then went back to Port Douglas for a quiet night before going to the reef on Sunday.
We headed out early Sunday morning from Port Douglas in search of Nemo in the Great Barrier Reef. About a 90 minute jog out to Opal Reef, which was the reef picked out for the day. Luckily it was a quiet day on board, only eight paying customers on a boat that holds up to 100! I did two snorkels and one dive to 12 meters. It was another experience that was new and I loved it. It was as if I was in an aquarium, but was actually in the open water. Very neat.
Monday was spent up in Cape Tribulation in the northern section of Daintree National Park. More hiking through rain forest and along tropical coasts. The waters in the national park are notorious for crocs, so no swimming was had up there, unfortunately. Instead of swimming with crocs I had a crocodile burger for lunch. After some more walking we ended with homemade ice cream on a tropical fruit farm. Two thumbs up!
Tuesday was our return to Cairns and flight back to chilly Melbourne. It is winter here in Melbourne so a few days in the tropical north was nice. North Queensland was very good. Look for photos coming in about a week from Sydney!
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| Big spider! Size of my hand! |
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| Croc Burger |
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| Hairy Red Pittosporum |
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| Only way across the river |
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