Arising about 7.30 we packed up and cleaned the beach house before setting off to hit the Bloomfield track. The Bloomfield track is a 4wd track that runs from Cooktown to Cape Tribulation via the Daintree forest. The track was dusty and bumpy for most of it but we were able to indulge in the beauty of the rainforest from the inside. Water crossings, steep winding roads leading to amazing views of the coast as well as the green canopy of the forest above.
Stopping at a beach along the way we met some travellers who were playing with a Hermit crab and we joined in the fun. After they had left we were just wandering the beach when Mitch called out that he had found a “cool Shell” but there was something still in it. Upon further investigation there was a slimy octopus type creature inside. I then went on to explain to Mitch that there could be any sort of dangerous creature inside and that he shouldn’t be touching it. With that a long tentacle type arm came out and was searching around the outer shell so he placed it on the ground and we watched the tentacle flick the sand and roll the shell over so that the opening was facing the ground. We watched it do this a few times before letting it go back in the water. (upon checking it out on the Internet back in Mt Molloy it turned out to be a Cone Shell, which is in the top 10 most dangerous marine creatures in the world! And the tentacle that was flying around is the stinger which has a highly venomous barb that there is no known anti venom for.) This stinger has the ability to reach any part of the outer shell so once again Mitch has escaped a potentially life threatening situation.
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| Cape Tribulation Beach |
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| Playing with a Crab |
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| Mitch's Cone Shell |
From there we set off to Cape Tribulation where we walked on the beach and then up to the lookout before continuing on. Further along we stopped to see a Cassowary walking along the side of the road. There are less than 1200 of these left in Australia so this was a rare sighting. From there we pulled up at the Daintree river while we waited for the ferry to take us across. A quick ferry ride later has us back on the road again up to Daintree Village where we got the little gas cooker out and cooked up some snags for lunch. Darren and Mitchell once again put the rods in the water in hope of catching that elusive Barra or even a Sooty Grunter.
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| Fishing the Daintree River |
Port Douglas was the next stop on our agenda where we had a swim at the beach. We drove up to the lookout and admired the fantastic view before getting back in the car and heading back to the caravan at Mt Malloy. On the way we stopped at another lookout to take some photos.
When we got back to Mt Malloy, Rich was home with Julia, Xavier and Dustin. We had a drink with them before they went to put the boys to bed, and then made tea. A few drinks and a chat after tea before hitting the sack.
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