The Locals

Daintree River

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January 6th 2008
On the way back from Cape Tribulation we visited the Daintree River. We had a hitchhiker on the boat... He was a White Lipped Tree Frog! There were also Crocs in the water and 1000s of bats and flocks of birds in the trees. Some trees would be black with flying foxes and others white with cockatoos 😊 ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Daintree

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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