PORT DOUGLAS- - Okay, I've been pretty slack on my posting the last fews days, but if you had a choice between floating in impossibly blue ocean waves with bright sunlight on your face or sitting at a computer, which would you choose?
Okay, the past few days have been fabulously busy..no, that's not the right word. Occupied? (no, that sounds like WW II France). Exciting and fun, would be more like it.
A few days ago, I joined a group touring the Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation (where Captain Cook crashed one of his ships "the place where my troubles began," he said, hence the name). While in the rainforest, we barbequed lunch at a privately owned spot in the middle of HUGE ferns and even bigger palm trees. After lunch, we swam in what can only be described as an idyllic freshwater pond. Think "Blue Lagoon" except with (some) clothes on.
I have some photos (that you'll, unfortunately, have to wait to see), but it was unlike anything I've ever done. I was splashing around in cool, clear water, surrounded by historic King ferns (pre-date dinosaurs!!!), Alexander palms, Madagascar palms, silky oaks, bismarkia palms, tree ferns, plus some very curious and friendly fish and a few tortoises. The slivers of sunlight broke through the rainforest canopy just enough to keep things from getting chilly.
Think "Beverly Hillbillies" and their "cement pond", but in reverse!
If you ever get up this way, the swimming hole was called Cassowary Creek.
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We completely understand the lack of posts. You carry on having the time of your life and concentrate on updating the Limeys when you get back to the USA
OK, well clearly I need to be goibg there while in AUS!
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