On The Beach Trinity Beach

... from the top at a couple of lookouts are spectacular - untouched rainforest as far as the eye can see.<br><br>A popilar stop off point is Roaring Meg Falls, a permit is required from the local aboriginal elders in Wujal Wujal. There is a campground there which is well maintained despite it's isolated location.<br><br>A properly maintained and set up 4WD is required. this means you must be setup for self recovery ...

Angoram wasn't much. We pulled up to a mudflat (around 12:15am) that had a tin shack enclosed in a wire fence, oil drums, and a resting platform. Across a muddy inlet, we could make out houses of the town in the moonlight. There was, of course, no electricity, so everything was dark. Skipper showed us a point where the PMV would arrive at 2am (!) &#8211; but said it wasn&#8217;t safe to go over there now to wait. So, after a lot of milling about, we settled into ...

... into the town. Back to reality for us.<br><br>The final fill up of diesel was a near disaster as the pump didn&#8217;t automatically stop when I was filling. I wasn&#8217;t watching it as I am so used to the pumps stopping, so was looking around, not paying attention. I got a real shock when I heard a running water sound and turned back to the van to see the diesel all down the side of the van and on the ground with me standing in it! And no ...

... reef though as there were every possible colour of fish, very psychedelic and all different sizes. The coral wasn't as bright as I expected but because of the amount of rain, I think the coral may have been covered in sand. We snorkelled several times at two different sites and afterwards had a nice BBQ lunch on board. If I came back to Aus I would take another trip to the reefs as there is so many places to snorkel and considering it was fab the way it was, it could be amazing ...

its mothers day today and we were up at 6.30 for a trip to Port Douglas and the Daintree Rainforest. ellie greeted me with a mothers day card and my presents...an ashtray, fridge magnet and key ring all heralding Australia the great continent i have fell in love with. bless.... after cigarettes, Pall Mall no less and in packets of 25 for $9 i packed our swimmers, water bottles and mozzie roll on. our tour leader Jo was a throwback from the 70/80's era, an eco warrior who ...

... with limited visibility that easily caused disorientation. However, the real improvement in skills was how much I relied on noticing reef walls/shelves/canyons, reef formations, and "homes" of some large fish and invertebrates that wouldn't move much in order to successfully descend, dive and ascend near the boat. It was awesome. We would have 2-3 dives per dive site, so each splash would make us more and more familiar with the dive site even though we were exploring different ...

... the night seemed to have a problem with the stove so we used the BBQ at the camp grounds. (The mosquitoes are after me -- thank goodness for the repellant from the Rain Forest). Day 18 Feb. 28th (Saturday) About 3am we awakened to a peculiar smell and it was a propane leak. We don't know how long it had been going on but the tank was hissing at Eric when he went to check it. Had to get outside and let the camper air out. Needless we couldn't go back to sleep ...

... testicle key ring and purses made out of toads (which come with a certificate noting that they are pests which it says should get you through customs with no problems) - we didn't buy either!! After having lunch, we drove to the nearby Barron Falls and then to the "Rainforest Station" - one of the many tourist attractions around the village. There, we took a tour in a 2nd World War amphibious vehicle - a "Duck ...