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Published: July 29th 2009
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Had showers, packed up, stocked up and went to move on. Saw there was a market down on the foreshore, so stopped for a quick look. Saw Alex & his parents (whom we met in Weipa), so we chatted for a while. They are staying on one more day, then going to Cape Tribulation.
Headed out past Black Mountain and down the Bloomfield Track, there were a lot more sealed sections on the inclines and in towns, than when we last came through. Stopped at Bloomfield Falls for a look, stretch & some apples. Continued on through to Daintree National Park and Cape Tribulation where it started to rain a little. This caused the tourists to race to their cars and then the car park was just about empty. We checked out the town and National Park for camping. The NP had to be pre-booked on line or by telephone. It was pretty miserable with the rain under the trees and the water dripping down. Stopped at Thornton Beach for a look, thought this and the first beach at the edge of the NP were better than Cape Tribulation. Saw a palm tree seedling shooting out of a coconut on
the ground. Amazing! Went to the Rainforest Discovery Centre and went for a look. As we were halfway around it rained heavily. We climbed the tower lookout, except for the top layer as it didn’t have a roof. Before long they closed and we were left with the decision whether to camp north or south of the Daintree River. We didn’t want to risk a $100 fine in the NP, as the office closed at 4.45pm on Saturdays and didn’t know what was available on the south side. We made our own “free camp” in behind some trees on a vacant block of land (mostly covered in trees). The kids slept in the camper with us to save getting the swags wet, and us setting them up and getting drenched. They had fun sleeping top to toe on the couch come single bed. Lucky for the extra doona we now carry (thanks Mum).
In the morning we wanted to be packed up early before anyone came past and saw us. So, all packed up and on the road by 7 o’clock - fantastic work kids. Crossed on the ferry and looked at Daintree Village, nothing much changed, just a
Bloomfield River
You can see how high it can get!!! few more touristy things have popped up. On the way to Mossman, Rod was checking out his toes and low and behold, off dropped a leech from between his little & 2nd little toes. Yuck we all said, as we checked our own feet. The leech went flying out the window as Rod tried in vain to stop the bleeding. It took a while of dabbing, until it did finally stopped as we reached Port Douglas.
Glad we got moving early and arrived at stalls still finalizing their setting up, but we were able to park easily (with the camper attached). Lots of jewellery and strangely only a few Aboriginal paintings. Some of the shops had their own stall, which was rather interesting. Well after 4 hours of looking, trying and deciding what to buy; and bumping into people we knew (Steve & Jenni) and had met on travels (Helen & Barry) we checked out the main street and had lunch at the bakery. They don’t sell food at the market, only drinks. Obviously the shops still want the passing trade. Anyway, finally back to the car and head down towards Palm Cove. We found the caravan park we
Bloomfield Track - steep incline
We overheated the Automatic Transmission Oil on this one. Oops! We'll use Low next time. liked 11 years ago, still operating right opposite the beach. Luckily there was an unpowered site still available and only $16 a night. Bonus! Checked in until Friday and then we shall see.
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