{"id":830,"date":"2024-12-14T10:03:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T10:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/?p=830"},"modified":"2024-12-29T16:21:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T16:21:58","slug":"daintree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/2024\/12\/14\/daintree\/","title":{"rendered":"Daintree"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 7<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Incorporating the <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/2024\/12\/13\/mossman\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mossman Gorge<\/em><\/a> to the south and Cape Tribulation further north (see <a href=\"#cape-tribulation\">below<\/a> for more details), what&#8217;s considered to be one of the oldest Rainforests on the planet, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daintreerainforest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daintree<\/a> began its existence over 135 million years ago! \ud83d\ude33 Today, Thursday, December 12th, I shall be another in a long line of rainforest adventurers as I go exploring with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billytea.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Billy Tea Safaris<\/a> \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14123329\/img_1356-1-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1048\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14123329\/img_1356-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14123329\/img_1356-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14123329\/img_1356-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14123329\/img_1356-1.jpg 1528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billy Tea Safaris, Daintree Rainforest Tour\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5EUUBjyVhs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crocodile (Dundee)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Having been collected from <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/2024\/12\/13\/thala-beach-nature-reserve\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"873\">Thala<\/a>, once again, the first stage of our journey was to board another boat &#8211; not this time to the <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/2024\/12\/14\/great-barrier-reef\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"727\">Great Barrier Reef<\/a>, but rather down the Daintree River in search of saltwater <a href=\"https:\/\/visitdaintree.com.au\/daintree-rainforest-animals\/crocodile\">Crocodiles<\/a> \ud83d\udc0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#9999996e\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\ud83e\udd14 The Daintree does actually flow into the sea, so technically is also &#8220;connected&#8221; with the reef. However, our journey today was commencing further inland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124900\/img_1359-e1734180844612-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1052\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124900\/img_1359-e1734180844612-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124900\/img_1359-e1734180844612-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124900\/img_1359-e1734180844612-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124900\/img_1359-e1734180844612-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124900\/img_1359-e1734180844612.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1364-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1053\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1364-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1364-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1364-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1364.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1362-e1734181081700-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1054\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1362-e1734181081700-821x1024.jpg 821w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1362-e1734181081700-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1362-e1734181081700-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1362-e1734181081700-1232x1536.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124904\/img_1362-e1734181081700.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Flood level during storm <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyclone_Jasper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jasper<\/a>!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124859\/img_1357-e1734181017126-1024x552.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1051\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124859\/img_1357-e1734181017126-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124859\/img_1357-e1734181017126-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124859\/img_1357-e1734181017126-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124859\/img_1357-e1734181017126.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"916\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124857\/img_1366-e1734180762317-916x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124857\/img_1366-e1734180762317-916x1024.jpg 916w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124857\/img_1366-e1734180762317-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124857\/img_1366-e1734180762317-768x859.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124857\/img_1366-e1734180762317-1374x1536.jpg 1374w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/14124857\/img_1366-e1734180762317.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#9999996e\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">I did find it rather amusing that we were on a Crocodile hunt and that the name of our skipper was Mick\u2026hence the title of this particular section \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Though we did get to see plenty of interesting features along the riverbank &#8211; including the many facets of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mangrove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mangroves<\/a> and some enormous fruit bats the size of small dogs &#8211; we did not witness any of the fearsome snappers! At this time of year, the water is &#8220;just right&#8221; so venturing out onto the riverbank is not something they&#8217;re apt to do &#8211; at least not just to please passing tourists \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28104150\/img_1389-e1735382672948-868x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1487\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:25px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28104150\/img_1389-e1735382672948-868x1024.jpg 868w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28104150\/img_1389-e1735382672948-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28104150\/img_1389-e1735382672948-768x906.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28104150\/img_1389-e1735382672948-1302x1536.jpg 1302w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28104150\/img_1389-e1735382672948.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fruit Bats the size of small dogs! \ud83d\ude33<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Crocodiles were sadly not on the agenda today, there was a good deal of nesting evidence we found along the route, so there will likely be a few more Crocs around the area next year, that&#8217;s for sure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cape-tribulation\">Trials and Tribulations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Having successfully located absolutely no Crocodiles &#8211; but having survived the experience &#8211; it was time to re-board the packed, though thankfully air-conditioned, &#8220;Cockatoo&#8221; (our Billy Tea transport for the day) and head up to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Tribulation,_Queensland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cape Tribulation<\/em><\/a>. The name Cape Tribulation can be traced back to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Cook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lieutenant James Cook<\/a> who was trying to find a way through, what he described as &#8216;the insane labyrinth&#8217; when his ship ran aground into Endeavour Reef, north-northeast of Cape Tribulation. It was this that prompted him to famously write: \u201cI name this point Cape Tribulation, because here began all my troubles!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110007\/img_1494-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1500\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px;width:266px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110007\/img_1494-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110007\/img_1494-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110007\/img_1494-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110007\/img_1494.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The beginning of the end for my daysack \ud83d\ude1e<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Fortunately for us, things were nowhere near as dire as for the late lieutenant. However, I guess the Cape did live up to its name to a degree; it was here, over lunch, where I discovered that my faithful daysack had begun its descent into the realms of being retired once and for all. Having been my faithful companion on many adventures, it would certainly earn its well-deserved rest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#9999996e\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">For those of you who may be concerned, my daysack kept going &#8217;till the last and I brought it back to the UK to give it a proper burial \ud83e\udea6 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A delicious lunch certainly helped to cushion the blow, as did the stop we made beforehand to the cool and welcomely refreshing pool &#8211; located in just the right spot to be protected from anything that was going to consider us as being lunch (rather than anything else)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#9999996e\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">I may have mentioned how humid <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/queensland\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queensland<\/a> is at this time of year. Especially around <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/2024\/12\/10\/cairns\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cairns<\/a> and heading north. If not, let me do it now. Particularly as it is <em>insanely<\/em> humid around the Daintree! \ud83e\udd75  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110518\/img_1410-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1519\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110518\/img_1410-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110518\/img_1410-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110518\/img_1410-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110518\/img_1410-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110519\/img_1409-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1520\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110519\/img_1409-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110519\/img_1409-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110519\/img_1409-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110519\/img_1409.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110513\/img_1407-e1735385613823-931x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1516\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110513\/img_1407-e1735385613823-931x1024.jpg 931w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110513\/img_1407-e1735385613823-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110513\/img_1407-e1735385613823-768x845.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110513\/img_1407-e1735385613823-1396x1536.jpg 1396w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110513\/img_1407-e1735385613823.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rainforest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The remote headland of Cape Tribulation is where two UNESCO World Heritage Sites meet \u2013 the Wet Tropics Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. Earning it the well-deserved moniker &#8220;Where the Rainforest Meets the Reef!&#8221; Here the forest tumbles right down to the coast with just a thin strip of sand separating it from the clear blue water \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1419-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1497\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1419-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1419-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1419-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1419.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally, getting to one, meant we had to go through the other, and taking the botanical boardwalk turned out to be somewhat easier than taking a machete to our surroundings! In part, I have no doubt, thanks to Lieutenant Cook whose men all those years ago would have done the latter as opposed to the former (though probably would have swapped if they could)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boardwalk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The (Kulki) boardwalk winds itself in and out of the rainforest, and at points crosses the various waterways that snake through the undergrowth &#8211; offering travellers some protection from the big lizards with sharp pointy teeth, that call some of these &#8220;home.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110017\/img_1476-e1735468775941-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1503\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" 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class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28130012\/img_2186-1-655x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1553\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28130012\/img_2186-1-655x1024.jpg 655w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28130012\/img_2186-1-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28130012\/img_2186-1-768x1201.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28130012\/img_2186-1.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110526\/img_1423-e1735390855944-1024x896.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1522\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110526\/img_1423-e1735390855944-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110526\/img_1423-e1735390855944-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110526\/img_1423-e1735390855944-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110526\/img_1423-e1735390855944.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110534\/img_1433-1-e1735390891580-758x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1526\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110534\/img_1433-1-e1735390891580-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110534\/img_1433-1-e1735390891580-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110534\/img_1433-1-e1735390891580-768x1038.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110534\/img_1433-1-e1735390891580-1137x1536.jpg 1137w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110534\/img_1433-1-e1735390891580.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\" id=\"spiky-vine\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110553\/img_1463-e1735390929497-1024x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1534\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110553\/img_1463-e1735390929497-1024x1010.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110553\/img_1463-e1735390929497-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110553\/img_1463-e1735390929497-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110553\/img_1463-e1735390929497.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The same kind of vine that attacked me in Mossman! \ud83d\ude21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, you can discover more about the various survival mechanisms employed by one of the rainforest&#8217;s most prolific inhabitants &#8211; namely, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mangrove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mangrove<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#9999996e\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mangrove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mangroves<\/a> are trees and shrubs that have adapted to live in the intertidal zones of coasts, which are flooded with seawater at high tide. Unlike most plants, they&#8217;re tough enough to survive even in salty conditions and, in some cases, with their roots regularly submerged in water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1496\" data-id=\"1496\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1460-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1460-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1460-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1460-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1460.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The various Mangrove architectures&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1502\" data-id=\"1502\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110012\/img_1456-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110012\/img_1456-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110012\/img_1456-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110012\/img_1456-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110012\/img_1456.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1527\" data-id=\"1527\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110536\/img_1459-1-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110536\/img_1459-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110536\/img_1459-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110536\/img_1459-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110536\/img_1459-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1528\" data-id=\"1528\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110537\/img_1457-1-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110537\/img_1457-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110537\/img_1457-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110537\/img_1457-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110537\/img_1457-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information is also to be found regarding the other botanical species that cohabitate, all of which Cook and his men would have probably found very useful back in the day &#8211; especially when it came to fixing their run-aground ship, as well as trying to survive! \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1498\" data-id=\"1498\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110001\/img_1455-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110001\/img_1455-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110001\/img_1455-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110001\/img_1455-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110001\/img_1455.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The varied Flora and Fauna&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" 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I have no idea if he\/she\/it is poisonous, and neither Sharad nor I stuck around to find out! \ud83d\ude02 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105944\/img_1473-e1735392369362-1024x939.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1489\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105944\/img_1473-e1735392369362-1024x939.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105944\/img_1473-e1735392369362-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105944\/img_1473-e1735392369362-768x705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105944\/img_1473-e1735392369362.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our penultimate stop was Cape Tribulation Beach &#8211; literally <em>the<\/em> spot where the \u201crainforest meets the reef\u201d. 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Well, you&#8217;ll be glad to see here that he survived! \ud83c\udf89 Sharad and his lovely wife spent most of the trip sitting next to me on the Billy Tea Bus, so, depending on how you look at it, survival is, I guess, a subjective term! \ud83d\ude09 I&#8217;m going to say the gods of the Cape were smiling favourably that day! \ud83d\ude01      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homeward Bound<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Before finally dropping me back at <a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/2024\/12\/13\/thala-beach-nature-reserve\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"873\">Thala Beach<\/a>, the folks at Bill Tea had one more surprise up their sleeves and our final stop was at the <a href=\"https:\/\/daintreeicecream.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Daintree Ice Cream Company<\/em><\/a> for a delicious Coconut, Dragonfruit and Wattleseed combo. And as the heavens opened, I got to thinking that this was the perfect end to a perfect day \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105943\/img_1489-e1735472695402-1024x990.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105943\/img_1489-e1735472695402-1024x990.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105943\/img_1489-e1735472695402-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105943\/img_1489-e1735472695402-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28105943\/img_1489-e1735472695402.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_830\"  data-site_id=\"674e899afa8fdf5b07de4303\"  data-dislike_enabled=\"false\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/2024\/12\/14\/daintree\/\"  data-item_title=\"Daintree\"  data-item_image=\"https:\/\/discovery-bucket-ha60ib.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/28110002\/img_1419-768x1024.jpg\"  data-item_date=\"2024-12-14T10:03:49+00:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/discovery.cevolution.co.uk\/australia\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 7<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Incorporating the Mossman Gorge to the south and Cape Tribulation further north (see below for more details), what&#8217;s considered to be one of the oldest Rainforests on the planet, the Daintree began its existence over 135 million years ago! 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