Daintree River

Bloomfield Falls

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August 15th 2010
Today I went on a tour with Tony's Tropical Tours up to Bloomfield Falls. Our driver Dave was a font of knowledge and loads of fun, pointing out all sorts of birds along the way and explaining lots of plants and history of the area. It was a pretty long day - I was picked up at 7.10am and we hit the road to collect the other guests - 5 others in total. Our first stop was at the Daintree River w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape Tribulation

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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