Cape Tribulation & The Daintree NP

13th-16th May
The most northerly part of our adventure was about to be embarked upon – Cape Tribulation. We took the day to slowly drive up the coast, towards the Daintree rainforest, passing through Mossman Gorge and the Daintree River.

The Daintree area is beautiful and home to many species of plants and animals that are endemic to the World Heritage listed National Park – thus making the protection of this area very important.

We were very lucky to stay at Cape Tribulation – a camp ground set amongst the rainforest trees and edging onto the white sandy beach. There are only some areas you are able to walk in through the rainforest, over board walks but we were lucky to be there at a time when it is fairly quiet along the walks. Along all the roads there are signs to tell drivers to be on the look out for cassowaries – we saw one walking by the side of the road!
We walked to the top of Mt Sorrow lookout to see some Germans being eaten by leeches and the spectacular view from the top. The slippery and steep climb was worth it!
Cape Tribulation was spectacular – again the photos do not do the place justice!
Although the area is saltwater croc country, we did find a waterhole that was croc free for a cool dip – unfortunately there were baby barra in the river that enjoyed nibbling legs.