Showing posts with label Cape Tribulation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cape Tribulation. Show all posts

Monday, August 1, 2016

Port Douglas - Cape Tribulation

On a showery day during the second week of our holiday we decided to drive north of Port Douglas to cross the Daintree River by ferry and then continue on to Cape Tribulation.
Our first stop was at Cape Tribulation Beach.
This is definitely an example of where the rainforest meets the sea.
It was low tide so there was plenty of beach to explore.
We then walked to the lookout for a different view.
Back in the car we drove to the carpark of the Dubuji Boardwalk to explore some of the rainforest vegetation.
In this area we were protected from showers by the large palm leaves.
One of the inhabitants of the area are scrubfowl digging among the leaves and mulch.
As in other areas of the rainforest there is a variety of vegetation.
Fungi and moss also grow on trees and logs.
Only part of the boardwalk was open as the boards are gradually being replaced.
Myall Beach was the next place we visited.
We found this pair of birds on the sand.
On the way back to the car it began to rain again. We had lunch at Mason's Cafe before returning to Port Douglas.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Cape Tribulation

Bloomfield Track
The Bloomfield Track through the rain forest is definitely for four wheel drive vehicles only.

Bloomfield Track
The next stop was Cape Tribulation in the Daintree Rain Forest.
Where the forest meets the sea

Cape Tribulation
Captain James Cook named the area Cape tribulation in 1770 when his ship, The Endeavour, hit a reef nearby.
Boardwalk through rainforest
There are a number of walks through the many varieties of rainforest vegetation from the road to the beach.
Accommodation
A number of eco-lodges in the area provide accommodation nestled among the vegetation of the rainforest.
Rainforest vegetation
Cape Tribulation is a great place to explore the rainforest environment.