Publicēts: 03.02.2018
Hello 👋🏻
01/02/2018: After only a little sleep, I was picked up on Thursday at 7:00 am because I had signed up for a tour to the Daintree Rainforest.
We drove along the coast to the rainforest, the Daintree Rainforest. It was a really nice drive, you could see the mountains and the sea everywhere. Since it is currently rainy season, we were very happy about the sunny day. 😊☀️ In between, we saw wild wallaby kangaroos!
Our actual trip started with a boat tour on the Daintree River.
During the ride, we saw wild crocodiles and snakes, two of the animals that I'm actually the most afraid of, or rather respectful. It was very encouraging to hear from the tour guide that crocodiles only eat stupid people. 😅 Did you know that crocodiles can hold their breath under water for up to seven hours? And that out of 100 eggs, only one survives? There are a lot of natural dangers like floods during the rainy season or natural predators that greatly reduce the survival chances of the little crocodiles. When I heard that and then discovered a little baby crocodile, I almost felt sorry for these otherwise rather scary animals. 😅 Take a look if you can spot the tiny creature, the photo is not very good:
So tiny!! 😍
After the boat tour, we had the actual rainforest tour, which was unfortunately very touristy. You could tell by the guide that he does this tour four times a week, he was not very enthusiastic and almost ran to finish as quickly as possible. I found that very sad, especially since I remembered my jungle tour in Ketambe, Indonesia very differently and much more original. I tried to make the best of it, absorbed all the smells and sounds and admired these beautiful trees as much as possible:
It felt like being in a tropical house at the zoo, except that this was the real rainforest. 😋 I was able to discover squeaky green frogs, colorful birds, and disgusting spiders.
After the hike, we had a lunch break with BBQ. While we were waiting for the food, we were allowed to feed little wallaby babies, just look at how happy the little one looks!! 😍
I can't get enough of the animals here.
After lunch, we went to a beach, which was sooo beautiful. But unfortunately, swimming in the sea is forbidden here in the north of the east coast, or rather, it is recommended not to do it because of the crocodiles and jellyfish. So we only had a walk along the water. Also nice! 😇
As a conclusion to the tour, we were allowed to try some crazy ice cream before heading back to Cairns. There were four different flavors: