CAPE TRIBULATION

We set off this morning early to catch the ferry across the Daintree River. It’s the only way you can cross the river to get to The Cape. 

We’ve been looking forward to doing this and we weren’t disappointed!

It took about 15 mins and we were over. There were only two cars going over. 

Once you get off the ferry it’s a lovely drive through the rain Forrest until you get to the first stop at the lookout. 

I was just blown away by the view. It’s world heritage and it’s 150 million years old!  It just made me feel so grateful to be standing there! I was in awe and it gave me goosebumps!

We drove on through the Forrest, the road was very windy, and you had to be careful as the road narrowed and you had to go over one lane river crossings. 

There also looked to have been a few huge land slides through the “wet” season so they were being repaired. Luckily it’s not really tourist season as yet so the traffic was very light. 

You had to go slow as there are cassowary that cross the road as well. Luckily we didn’t see any as they are big. 

We stopped at a roadside stall on a tea plantation. 

Can’t wait to try them. The honey looks nice!

Next stop was coffee

Then on to cape tribulation beach which was named by British navigator Lt. James Cook on the 10th of June 1770, after his ship scraped a reef north east of the cape, while passing over it. He steered the ship away but it ran aground, on what is now named Endeavour Reef. 

Cook recorded “ the north point was named Cape Tribulation because here begun all our troubles”

Well James.....  it looked lovely today !!

On the way back to the ferry we made one last stop at a place called Masons swimming hole.

It’s on someone’s property .....maybe Mr Mason?

Loved their property...

You go down a few steps through the Forrest and come to this 

It’s not the best of photos as it’s so clear it’s reflecting the sky but there are heaps of black fish in there. 

There’s no crocodiles so it’s the only safe place to swim. 

So back onto the ferry and back to our park.

On the way back we called into the little village of Daintree. 

How pretty this place was!

We had a lovely feed of fresh fish and yummy chips. 

And back home after a very tiring but very thankful day. 

How lucky are we !!

### Just thought I would pop in a photo of the Cassowary. 

The worlds most dangerous bird... glad I didn’t come across one.