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Queensland, Port Douglas, Cape Tribulation, Mossman Gorge, Daintree National Park

Below: Map to Port Douglas - Google Maps

Amy and I along one of the MANY nice beaches between Cairns and Port Douglas

On the beach at Palm Cove where we stopped for lunch

One of the numerous beaches between Cairns and Port Douglas

Lunch in Palm Cove

Basically: swimmers beware!

Rex Lookout on our way up to Port Douglas

Yes, crossing highways can be treacherous.  Heads up, tourists!

If you get hit here, you really have only yourself to blame!

The beautiful view from Rex Lookout

Me at Rex Lookout

Our room in Port Douglas where we stayed for two nights.  Very spacious!

Amy waving in our room in Port Douglas

The outside of our hotel on Macrossan Street in downtown Port Douglas

A little seaside church in Port Douglas

The inside of the simple yet quaint wooden St. Mary's church.

St. Mary's in its tropical location

SCROLL RIGHT ---> mosaic shot of a little cove next to St. Mary's and Port Douglas Park

A ferry coming in during high tide

Port Douglas

Apparently "Pokies" means gambling in Australian?

Hemp clothing and plus sizes. . .

Morning noise outside on the street in front of our balcony

Morning delivery

The swoopy Australian coupe version of the two-door Honda Civic which is not for sale in the United States

Wings spread to take flight. . . except for being tied to the ground.

The leathery interlaced fronds of a local palm

Amy photographing Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas

The humble beginnings of life as a Palm

Amy eagerly rounding the corner for an elevated view of Four Mile Beach

Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas.  Any guesses as to why it's called Four Mile Beach?

The tropical view of Port Douglas

Four Mile Beach at sunrise

The Pacific Ocean and the north eastern coastline of Queensland, Australia on a warm wintry morning.

Sunrise over the South Pacific at Port Douglas

Amy and I at Four Mile Beach

Morning walkers stepping up the hill beside Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas

The companion of a local woman on her morning climb up the hill at the northern end of Four Mile Beach

Heading up past Captain Cook Highway toward Mossman Gorge

Rolling messages sprayed on the back of a van-for-rent parked at Mossman Gorge.

Lest the religious forget!

Walking through the greenery of Mossman Gorge

I wonder what I'd feel if I stuck my hand in here?!

A pleasant little creek at Mossman Gorge

Me at Mossman Gorge

The slow moving waters of Mossman River.  Presumably they rage during tropical downpours and cyclones.

The thin, spindly trunk of a tropical tree.  Really fascinating!

Above and below: the vine covered trunk of a tropical tree

Mossman Gorge

SCROLL RIGHT ---> Mossman River

39 clicks away from Cape Tribulation. . . but first we'll have to cross Daintree River by ferry.

Parked on the ferry crossing the Daintree River

Looking toward the wooded shore of the Daintree River.  Might there be crocodiles in those waters?!?

Mosaic shot of the Daintree River

Amy and I resting in the car as we cross the Daintree River.

Note the absence of a steering wheel on Amy's side of the car!

Above: one of the many fields of sugar cane between Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation

Below: Map to Cape Tribulation - Google Maps

Above: the little hook of land known as Cape Tribulation.  We almost tried to book a hotel in this area when we were making reservations for Port Douglas.  Fortunately we decided to stay a little closer to civilization and booked at the Port.  Otherwise those tropical evenings would have been most solitary!

Amy photographing the Pacific

One of the MANY uninhabited beaches between Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation

Amy and I along the Australian coastline

Low tide along a desolate beach in northern Australia

Driving out to Cape Kimberley - a detour off the main road on our way up to Cape Tribulation

Consider yourself forewarned!

I.e. your dog might be eaten by crocs!

The low tide expanse of beach at Cape Kimberley.  Nary a human in sight!

Interesting little formations in the sand as the tide pulled further offshore.

Little sand balls along the beach of Cape Kimberley.

SCROLL RIGHT ---> mosaic shot of Cape Kimberley

Low tide at Cape Kimberley

Me, the sun, Cape Kimberley and not a whole lot of much else - just how I wanted my vacation!

Amy and I along the Australian coast

Me playing with a coconut (palm tree nut??) at Cape Kimberley on a brief pit stop on our way to Cape Tribulation

Posing with a giant palm tree seed. . .

Would these be considered coconuts?  I wonder if they're edible??

What happens when gravity takes over

Amy in the passenger seat of our rental car

A coconut field along the road from Cape Kimberly back to the main road to Cape Tribulation

Apparently coconut farming is serious business!

A stop in the Daintree National Park

What an amazing tree trunk and set of roots!

Elevated wooden walkway in Daintree National Park

A terrifyingly huge guest perched in the corner of the outhouse bathroom in Daintree National Park. 

YUCK!!!

Presumably he thinks I'm just as ugly as I think he is!

Cassowary crossing!

Fascinating, rope-like, twisting vines dangling from a tall tree in the national park

Oh look!  There I am peeking out from behind a tropical tree!

Mosaic picture showing the long, spindly trunk fingers of a tropical tree in the Daintree National Park

A large blue fruit lying on the forest floor which is apparently a favorite of cassowaries.

Cassowary turned speed bump.  Watch out!

Finally - arrival at Cape Tribulation!

. . . and there ain't a whole lot here!  ;-}

South Noah Beach at Cape Tribulation

Walking trees along the coast of Cape Tribulation

Cape Tribulation

BAD BAD things live in the water here!!!

What a great sign!  English, German and Sino-Japanese readers beware!  Everyone else: you're on your own!

Cape Tribulation

Walking along the beach at Cape Tribulation during low tide in an area that looks very friendly toward crocodiles!

The spindly arcing roots of walking trees perched atop the beach at Cape Tribulation

Walking among the roots wasn't particularly easy!

Roots, tree trunk, branches and foliage all above ground.

How interesting that there's nearly as much tree below the trunk as there is above!

Solar collectors above and nutrient absorbers below.  Nature is amazing!

SCROLL RIGHT ---> Cape Tribulation

Cape Tribulation

Try running through THAT!!!

I'd hate to be chased by a crocodile through there in the presence of a little bit of water. . .

Me in front of the walking trees

Wet strings of sand ejected from beach crabs as they filter the coastline for food.

What I thought was my first cassowary up close and personal but what, in fact, turned out to be an Australian Brush Turkey.

Close, but no cigar!

Australian Brush Turkey / Alectura lathami

Cape Tribulation

Walking through the hills of Cape Tribulation out toward another beach

Amy walking through the hills of Cape Tribulation

These twisty vines are really spectacular!

Watch your head lest you conk yourself out cold on a hard, twisty vine!

Crab holes and sand balls along the shoreline at low tide

Cape Tribulation as clouds from the cooler western inland mountains push down slope eastward toward the Pacific

Walking trees along the rocks of the shoreline

A little body of water cut off from the Pacific by low tide

Palm tree todlers

Palm trees advancing along with the march of vines toward the ocean

A palm tree being born

Driving south along the Pacific coast from Cape Tribulation back toward Port Douglas

A beautiful, wiggly vine of flowers

A quick pit stop at the Cape Restaurant & Bar in the middle of a whole lotta jungle!

Back on the road to Port Douglas

The sun preparing its early evening disappearance as we wait for our ferry to take us back across the Daintree River back to Port Douglas

Amy and I on the late afternoon coast of Northern Australia enjoying the adventures of life!

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