The Daintree River to Cape Tribulation

This is the second day of our travels from our base at Wonga Beach. We travelled north to Daintree Village for a quick look then back tracked to the Daintree River Ferry for a quick trip over to the northside of the river. From what we were able to experience from a bitumen road today, makes us want to take the trip from Cape Tribulation to Cooktown on the unsealed and sparsely visited road through the Daintree Rainforest NP.

The beach towards Cape Tribulation, tourists happily wander towards the mangroves even though salt water crocodiles inhabit the area.

Looking back towards Cape Tribulation.

The beach north from Cape Tribulation. Even with the number of people here the feeling is a sense of serenity.

Noah Creek at Marrdja Boardwalk.

Marrdja Boardwalk.

The host tree has disappeared from within this strangler fig on the Marrdja Boardwalk.

Jude was happy to be here at the Marrdja Boardwalk.

Unusual trees that fruit on the trunk.

Prolific fruit droppings on the ground.

Large Fan Palms.

Mangroves on Noah Creek.

More mangroves, it is amazing how beneficial these mangroves are to the environment.

This is typical of the drive through the Daintree Rainforest NP. It is dark and the vegetation encroaches onto the road.

Back out into the open again at Cow Bay.

We had lunch and a break at Cow Bay, a beautiful tranquil space.

More of Cow Bay.

We are spending money now. This is Mc Leans Creek from the Canopy Tower in The Daintree Discovery Centre. Admission is $33 per person with an audio guide.

Another view of Mc Leans Creek.

A view over the canopy of the rainforest from the Canopy Tower.

Another awesome view from the Canopy Tower. The cost of admission is money well spent.

At the Daintree Discovery Centre they claim this strangler fig tree is over 600 years old.

Mc Leans Creek from ground level.

Still another view of Mc Cleans Creek. The entire experience at The Daintree Discovery Centre was awesome.