Daintree
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Yes, I have driven on the other side of the road, and the other side of the car. We took a car up to the Daintree, the oldest rainforest in the world. One of my favorite animals of all time live in these thick, croc-infested waters and bush: the cassowary bird. Cassowaries are beautiful emu looking birds that are essential to the life of the daintree. They are responsible for over 75 species of plants, due to the fact that the seeds from these species must not only be spread throughout the forest but must pass through the cassowarie’s digestive system out the other end to grow. Such amazing powerful creatures. Unfortunately we did not see any of these in the wild, but I have seen them in animal sanctuaries.
Picture bright blue waters, beach, rainforest/jungle, and reef all in one view. Our kayak trip guide had so many experiences to share about festivals all over Australia, and encouragement to jump in the crystal blue waters from our kayaks. At the end of the trip we cracked open some coconuts we found from a stop around a cove and rubbed fresh coconut butter over our now dark brown skin. My skin has never been so happy, with salt, sand and fresh coconut oil massaged in its pores. Ellie’s ‘obie-one’ look was a very effective anti-burn tactic on this sunny morning trip.
Oi mate, where are the trails?
Well here is a $30 brochure which has boardwalks so you don’t have to step in the dirt and observe the rainforeset from a man-made obstructive ugly looking structure.
Yes, but where are the free trails?
Well we have guided tours, and you can ride on a ferry to go croc-watching.
Alright but we want to go hiking, what about some foot paths?
There’s one that goes off of a boardwalk track, but it’s not recommended, a Frenchman got chased by a cassowary there yesterday.
Awesome let’s do that.
-we walked along the only path that wasn’t 3 feet about the forest on an ugly structure for a few K’s. It was incredible, we saw so many different crazy trees, vines, flowers, fruits. Carly and I had a swarm of mosquitoes following us along the way keeping us company. The most iches I’ve ever had in my life after that one, 49 bites, full on mate. What a beauty this land was, with no cell phone service and bridges that get washed out where people get trapped in for sometimes months before bridges can be rebuilt. Only to munch on bush fruit and leftover vegemite and crackers (stories gathered from Stu, our kayak guide).
