Cable Ferry to The Daintree

Rainforest Tracks

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October 17th 2008
October 16, 2008 Today we went to Jurassic Park minus the dinosaurs, or at least it seemed that way. Driving north from Port Douglas we put the Jucy Van (and us) on a cable ferry to cross the Daintree River. We then drove as far as the sealed road could take us to Cape Tribulation, where the rainforest meets the sea. Captain James Cook’s boat, The Endeavor, ran aground there on a reef, hence ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mossman

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more