Cockatoo Hill Retreat
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A-hunting for a Crocodile and a Cassowary
... animals, including a pink and grey cockatoo and some colourful parrots. While we ate these birds jabbered continuously, one sounding like the continual opening and closing of a door. To work off the pounds gained in meat at lunch, we stopped in a freshwater creek to swim for a bit. The water was amazingly clear and you could see the little fish swimming in and around your legs as you stood in the water. We then sampled a variety of fruit local to the region such as ...
Crocodiles, Toads and Tarzan
... luckily no toads seem to be lurking about that night. Phew! Maybe this was because they'd seen accidentally karate kick one of them across the toilets and decided I wasn't to be messed with. Day 3 and our last day in the rainforest we got up early to make the most of our day. Our first stop with a quick drive down the road was the Marrja Botanical Walk on a raised boardwalk through the rainforest where we could view plants from all stages of evolution dating back 400 ...
Cape Tribulation
... we de grote trip in de 'Outback' kunnen doen richting 'Darwin', moeten we eerst een groot stuk terug rijden. Maar in plaats van dezelfde weg te nemen langs de kust zullen we een beetje dieper inlands terugkeren waar er nog veel mooie nationale parken te bezichtigen zijn. Tijdens onze terugweg kwamen we heel toevallig in een klein stadje twee Belgen tegen of beter gezegd twee West-Vlamingen van ...
Ahh finally the rainforest bliss we seeked!
... second day there we walked to the end of our beach, which at the most only ever had 6 or 7 people on it, and clambered over some volcanic rocks and discovered a secluded beach. It was picture perfect. We spent the whole day there playing beach cricket, swimming, wandering up a creek bed into the heart of the rain forest and playing imaginary Robinson Crusoe/Bear Grylls like games with the kids as we built shelters and pretended to hunt ...
Sorry we haven't posted
... of beers at the hotel, some washing and bed….. ready for the new day tomorrow. Tomorrow we head from Lions Den to Cooktown to Kenndy's Bend. (Laura)
Oh forgot to mention our Coight moment, the egg carton purchased at Mossman, went **** up on the track, we didnt know it but the broken eggs, dripping onto the floor of the cargo area, with the heat of the tropics were gonna smell like rancid death within a few days....mmmmmmm rancid death.......
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