Daintree, Cape Tribulation & Cooktown. QLD.

Mossman was our base for a few days, whilst we did Cape Tribulation. I was on the hunt for a Cassowary and crocodile's for Jane & Glen. Unfortunately we didn't see either, still the scenery was spectacular and we had a great time.

Mossman.

Daintree Tea Plantation

Daintree Tea Plantation.

Me!

Glen, Jane & Steve on Cape Tribulation Beach.

Lace Monitor Lizard. 

He was a good size.

Jane & Glen in the oldest rainforest in the world.

Cassowary Plum's.

Lush and green from the look out at Cape Tribulation.

Me & Steve.

A very unique tree.

Fantastic Fronds. 

Steve being silly with Jane & Glen.

Canon Ball Fruit.

We saw dusky Rat Kangaroo's, however I wasn't quick enough with the camera. This was on the Marrja botanical walk. 

A natural weave/twist.

Steve with his twin!

Two old birds with the only Cassowary's we saw!

Cassowary poo.

The Daintree ferry carries a maximum of 27 vehicle's.

We did two cruises on the Daintree River and it was really pretty. $25 each.

Jack Fruit at Daintree Village.

Royal spoon bill.

Geese.

A Pied Cormorant drying out.

Great Egret.

Next we headed up the range towards Cooktown.

Byerstown Range.

Glen & Jane with their camper Van.

The top of the ranges.

Apart from my thumb, nice of Jane & Glen following us.

The road to Cooktown.

Pretty,

We took a Dee-tour to the icon pub - The Lions Den. Where the boys got a beer and the lucky ladies got to make lunch.

Cattle near the Lions Den. Look at that for a set of horns.

Black Mountain. 

Loved Cooktown the first time and still love it the second time, just has a great feel to it.

The Sovereign Resort had a band on (Clam Sandwich) on Friday night, so we went for a evenings entertainment.

Steve with a Leopard Tank.

The historic post office. 

The new Cooktown foreshore looks fabulous.

Love it! 

Cooktown from Grassy Hill. 

Cairns & Port Douglas. QLD. (With UK friends Jane & Glen).

Glen, Jane & Steve having coffee on Cairns front.

It has been a long wait for Jane & Glen to get here, they booked for two years ago and due to family had to cancel - finally they have made it.  Now we have quality time and six weeks together.

Me, Glen & Jane Cairns.

Is cyclone Owen coming??

We did a walk around Cairn's Botanical gardens.

Crab claw.

Lily.

Orange. 

Red's

Vibrant colours.

Delicates delights.

Lovely Lilac's.

Fly catcher.

Jane in the green house.

This plant only flowers once a year and it was our lucky day.

Pretty.

Arrhhhh!

Common Fly egg Butterfly with a dragon fly sitting on the top of the leaf.

My Tunnel 10 Beer with the vat's in the background.

Jane & Glen doing a paddle tasting at Hemingway's Brewery - Cairns.

Me & Jane at Flagstaff Hill- Port Douglas.

Steve, Jane & Glen.

Marina & Hills.

Jane & Glen on four mile Beach.

Glen & Jane Port Douglas surf life saving club- cool drinks.

Ravenshoe.QLD.

We depart Charters Towers and do a 456km drive,  this drive was very pretty, lots of well fed cattle & horses. It seems very green and there is plenty of healthy trees. We had a lot of smoke from over 120 bush fires burning in Queensland, The road we spend most of the trip on was called BEEF road.
The single lane road was very interesting, with bends and large road trains hurtling towards us!  Greenvale was a great lunch spot.

Fletcher empty river.

 

Smoke. 

One lane road with 2 way traffic.

Ravenshoe Railway station.

As it says Queensland's highest town 920m.

Old Ford truck

A shame this train hasn't ran for 4 years.

Guinea fowl. 

Tully Gorge.

Millstream big Falls.

Millstream big Falls.

On our last day in Ravenshoe, we were in the main street - the police came and closed of the road. We had police vehicles, 2 Ambulance and 3 fire engines. It was a suspected gas leak. After an hour or so, the road was opened. Next we had a 5 hour power cut due to a storm in Atherton. Next the super market was on fire ( we think it was actually the generator). It was an extremely busy day for the emergency services!!

Ambulances on standby.

Three fire engines & the Christmas tree.

The staff from the super market heading back to work after the fire.

Before arriving into Cairns we had to do the Gillies range with the van on, very steep with for 19km and 263 bends to content with. Thank goodness for the great driver- Steve.

 

Steve at the gateway to the GBR.

Pelicans.

Steve, Smudge & Erica - great timing to catch up friends!