Feb. 19, 2012.

Off to Cape Tribulation and the Daintree Rainforest. This area is also part of the world heritage Park which is 90000 hectares is size.  It is the oldest rain forest on earth.  The tour company is Billy Tea Safaris and there is 13 on the tour. Got to sit up front so have  a good view of the, stopped first in Mossman for tea and  then on to the Daintree River for a hour long cruise on the river . Did not see any crocodiles. or other wild things.  See several birds, and the guide told is about the tree and vegetation that grows along the river.  Was very interesting.  This lands us on the other side of the river where the tours bus is waiting to take us up the Alexandra Range and a walk in the tropical rain forest  on the elevated boardwalk. Off again and this time we stop at Lync-Haven for a barbecue lunch.  One can feed the tame kangaroos and wallabies and view some of the colourful birds of the rain forest.
We then have a long drive to Emmagen Creek for a swim in a cool pool and afternoon tea and  sample tropical fruits, most of which I had already eaten. To get to Emmagen Creek you have to go on a 4WD track, but compared to our 4WD tracks was very good and is just like our gravel logging truck roads.
Then back to Cape Tribulation beach and a walk to the view point and the Coral Sea.  Looking for Cassowary birds on the way back, seen three two in the bush and did not get good photos but one was in a open area in the water and did get a good photo.

Having taken the river tour embarking on the Mossman side of the Daintree River we now have to take a ferry to cross back to the Mossman side of the river again to get back to Cairns. When the river is in flood the road to Cape Tribulation is not assessable. You can get to Cookstown  you have to take the inland highway, which is relatively new.

0n the way back to Cairns we drove past a paddock with a couple hundred wallabies, but could not get a photo as it had just stopped raining, most of the way back to Cairns we drove through a tropical storm.

Cassowary

View from road to Mossman

Mossman

Daintree River

Bird Nests ( Fly Catcher ? )

Tree covered with Vines

End of tour of the river is at the ferry crossing and we are now on the other side of the river.

Looking for crocodiles - did not find any

Trinity Beach

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Trinity Bay  looking out to the Coral Sea.

Trees and foliage along the Daintree River

Ferry across the Daintree River

Cassowary in the bush

Rex Lookout on return trip

Billy Tea Safaris Van