Blogs from Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 14

Great Barrief Reef Meets Rainforest Wow where to start?! So much has happened since I last wrote an entry even though it has only been just over 1 week. I arrived in Sydney on Friday Sept 21st around noon and my awesome Aussie mate Fernanda was there to come collect me. We met in 2006 on our Eastern Europe Contiki Trip. I spent 5 nights staying with her and her lovely Spanish family. Fed's brother Danny was also on the Contiki trip so we had a blast all hanging out together. To top it off, I was able to 'reunite' with a bunch of other friends from that tour - G, Johnny, and Ivan. So the 6 of us had a great time catching up as you can imagine. I also was able to see and ... read more

We departed Cairns by 7:30 am heading north on the scenic coastal road. The Captain Cook Highway snakes along the shoreline past secluded beaches and rainforest-clad mountains with views out over the Coral Sea to the Great Barrier Reef. Our first stop of the day was Mossman Gorge. The clear mountain river cuts through thick rainforest and tumbles over boulders on its journey to the sea. Our second stop was at the Daintree Wildlife Sanctuary where we had a coffee and cookies. I had the chance to cuddle a really cute kangoroo named Jake. After that we crossed the Daintree River on the Cable Ferry. We stopped at the Alexandra Range Lookout, which gives you a bird's eye view of the Daintree River, Port Douglas and, on a clear day, landmarks south of Cairns. After the ... read more

Perjantai aamuna meidan tourbussi tuli siis hakemaan meita kello 7.50 vaikka olimme katsoneet etta se tulisi jo 7.20. Tama oli tosi hyva silla mulla oli aitilta saatu uus kanny tunnin jaljessa ja kello soi siis 7.15. Paniikissa kiskoimme kuteet niskaan ja otimme valmiiksi pakatut laukut messiin ja juoksimme ulos hostellin eteen. Siella sitten tarkastelimme uudelleen saamaamme voucheria ja huomasimme erheemme. Meilla oli siis viela ruhtinaalliset puoli tuntia aikaa bussin lahtoon. Ostettiin siis vetta ja tarkastettiin etta on kaikki mukana. Ehdittiin jopa syoda vahan kaksosten tuomaa suomalaista jalkiuunileipaa aamiaiseksi. Kun bussikuski saapui han naureskeli meille ja kyseli onko tytot ollu bilettamassa eilen. Kerrottiin olleemme Ladies Nightissa, ja kuski kysyi ollaanko vielakin huppelissa. Ehkapa oltiinkin :P Matka alkoi siis hilpeissa tunnelmissa vaikkakin hymy hyytyi melko pian k... read more

Well here we go on an adventure... finally... we have been stuck in Cairns for way to long and starting to go stir crazy. Along with Sophie, a fellow Shenannigans cleaner, and Sean and Fiona, a great couple we have had some good times with. On the road at about 4PM, crazy windy roads on the way up but Sean is a kick ass driver so it was so much fun. Beautiful scenery all the way up but we had to weary of cassowaries (massive birds - bigger than humans) crossing the road. Checked into PKs, a hostel in Cape Trib, very tiny little village with a few shops and restaurants and thats it! We were going to do the night walk but missed the opportunity so went for a nice dinner at Dragonfly Cafe. The ... read more

We both had ann excellent nights sleep as we upgraded to a proper flash room last night! we had to get up early again this morning for our pick up to go to cape trib. we stopped off at the daintree river on teh way where we saw wild crocs. we then went on a quick walk through teh rainforest. once we had arrived and checked in we took a walk to teh beach where the rainforest meets the reef its quite weird but very scenic. and RAINY! after our walk we had a couple of beers. damain keeps makinh me laugh coz he keeps thinkin he has creatures on him and freakin out ha ha!... read more