Cow Bay Hotel Cape Tribulation

... large wooden huts set amongst natural rainforest and backing onto one of the most stunning beaches I have ever seen - only to compare to Tofino on Vancouver Island at the moment and that is saying something!
We shared a dorm with a guy from Germany for the first night - he was VERY strange. And then 2 girls the next night who were impossible to get a conversation out of. And then finally a chap from the UK for the last 2 nights. He was a bit odd. But ok. And then turned ...

... all!

Following our trip to the Rainforest we spent one final night in Cairns.....choosing a very lively hostel where we met and had a few drinks with an Irish lad we had travlled to Oz on the plane with.

We then made our way down to Mission Beach on the Oz experience bus where we are now enjoying the really hot weather and sun!

G'day, we got up early and sorted ourselves out as quick as we could so Mark could lock the house behind us and go to work. So we got going about 8ish and set off up the road when it suddenly dawned on me that Mark had taken the tent and the 2 camp chairs out of the back so they didn't get wet during the evening shower. So after a quick u-turn and stopping off to at the house to collect the gear which was neatly stacked under the house which we had ...

... mitten im Regenwald an einem Flusslauf angehalten – hier durften wir jetzt in diesem super klaren (aber nicht unbedingt warmen) Wasser baden gehen! Sehr erfrischend an diesem echt warmen Tag! Während wir uns in die Fluten gestürzt haben, hat Fin ein Fruit-Tasting mit tropischen Früchten vorbereitet. OK – Ananas, Bananen und Papaya waren jetzt keine Neuheit! Aber da hörte mein Wissen dann auch auf (und ich konnte mir keine der Namen der Früchte ...

Amazing day thats all i can say!!!!

wow and jst really truly fantastic, beautiful is the great barier reef
its just weird to have been able to see it right there, ive spent years reading abot it in books and of course seeing finding nemo a filmed baesed on this virbrant and spectacular place

the reef was formed 18000 yrs ago after the last ice age so not ancient
it forms ...

... meiner Bachelorarbeit angebrochen. Nach knapp einem Monat und ohne (!!!) Laptop hatte ich sie endlich fertig. In diesem Monat war ich trotzdem viel unterwegs. Noch ein weiteres Mal in Byron Bay, in Noosa, in Coolum, in Maroochydore, in Burleigh Heads, in Currumbin, auf Moreton Island... Dieses Wochenende geht es nach Newcastle... Das Leben hier scheint "zu einfach" zu sein. Ich fuehle mich nahezu schlecht, obwohl ich eigentlich fleissig an meiner Arbeit ...

Day 13 Having reached the north most point of our journey and thus the turn point, we took it easy and tried to enjoy attractions Cape Trib could offer. Relaxed breakfast, which traditionally consisted of a cup of coffee/tea and anything to eat what could be found in the trunk of the car, started our day pretty well. Afterwards we had a walk on a boardwalk through the mangroves, a stroll on the beach and obligatory Kodak moments at Cape Trib lookout. Radko with ...

... and sister. So those 4 pair off quite happily for the day. What looks like a fat greek fella gets on and says nothing much (turns out to be a fat italian) before another young looking fella - also with a liberal slapping of tattoos - from Australia somewhere. A couple in their 50s hop on - no tattoos - probably very middle class and not to be mixing with the quadrulpets. Then a family of 5 with an over eager camera happy mother who is clearly insistent that the ...

Kasia came by my room and woke me up at about 5:20 am and we went up on the deck next to the wheelhouse to watch the sunrise over the Coral Sea. It was a little cloudy, so we couldn't see it immediately when it came over the horizon, but it was beautiful none the less. After the sunrise was done, we had some coffee and ate breakfast. I didn't do a whole lot today. I did some reading. I did an interview with ...

... in from the Coral Sea. Once we got back to the Sea Temple resort, we finished off our water day with a swim in the fabulous lagoon-like pool. Then hopped a bus into the town of Port Douglas for dinner. We ended up eating at a local favorite spot called the Iron Bar. I had a magnificent piece of local fish called Barramundi seared and then grilled on the "barbie" in a parmesan pesto sauce and served over a green salad. It ...