North Queensland: Mossman and Cape Tribulation

After A LOT of kilometers in the bush, and after our great encounters with roos, it was now time to hit the coast, which we reached through the Atherton Tablelands. When eventually the ocean appeared behind a turn, it was a pretty nice feeling.

But instead of going straight to the beach, we went to the wet forest and had our first swim there in the middle of the jungle. A bit chilly but not that bad, and as it was warm and humid outside, it was nice to dive into fresh water.

The following day we crossed the Daintree river and were then in Cape Tribulation. More walks in the rainforest: impressive roots, impressive climbing plants, and impressive ferns!

And finally: impressively awesome beaches. But crocodile and jellyfish signs everywhere remind you that “Australia harbors more things that can kill you in extremely nasty ways than anywhere else” (Bill Bryson) Did not see any of those though! (Truth is: the probability of meeting a jellyfish in winter is rather low :-))