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Australia - Rainforest - July 2013 - Page 2
- After we got unpacked and found our way around Clifton Beach, we went north to look at the Daintree Rainforest National Park. This
is a really wet area and the rainforest runs out of the mountains and right down to the beach. It is the one point in Australia where the
rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef meet. We had to cross some swollen rivers. We drove further up to Cape Tribulation where
Captain Cook ran his ship onto a coral reef. After he ran aground, he went a little further north to what is now Cooktown, the oldest
town in Australia. To get to Cape Tribulation, we took a cable pulled ferry boat across a wide, swollen river. The ferry held about
20 cars. We saw a lot of signs to beware of Cassowary birds as we drove through the forest.
There are large birds called the
cassowary on the east coast in the
rainforest area. They are an
endangered species and look like an
emu with a dinosaur head. We saw
some at the wildlife zoo later in the trip.
cassowary on the east coast in the
rainforest area. They are an
endangered species and look like an
emu with a dinosaur head. We saw
some at the wildlife zoo later in the trip.
Daintree Rainforest
- These pictures were all taken at Cape Tribulation, named by Captain Cook after he ran his ship aground on a coral reef in the
shallow waters of the cape. He sailed a little further north and stopped at what is now called Cooktown, the first settlement in Australia.
Lots of hippies and free spirits there - I am
not sure about the laws on pot in Australia
not sure about the laws on pot in Australia
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