...i carried on up the east coast stopping in on magnetic island, mission beach, then headed up to cape tribulation for a few days. absolutely stunning up there - the rainforest meets the sea! it rained (!!) the whole time, but it made it so atmospheric, with the mountains peeking out through the mist. time there was spent walking, exotic fruit tasting, jungle canopy surfing, on a night safari (although the animals were a bit shy that night!!) and cane toad racing!!! unfortunately we had a death at the hostel on my last morning which was a horrid shock. there were no details when we left, just that it was an australian backpacker. it can't have been suspicious as none of us were detained, but it affected all of us a bit i think.... it was
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