Today we had a day off so
Tina dropped us with our bikes about 14km from home and we spent the day
working our way back ticking off everything we came across on our route.
We kicked off with a
cycle along the beach and a coffee in a café overlooking the sea. We then went
on a croc tour in the mangroves-fairly low key, and with a proper Bushman guide
who’s taken the tour for the last 25 years, and reeled off a series of
questionable facts throughout the boat trip! We were rewarded with two croc
sightings and a couple of kingfishers!
After that we stopped off
at an exhibition of entomology which was basically a hut with thousands of
crusty old insect specimens. To most people (Claire!) this would be creepy, but
to me this was heaven. Topped by the fact that it had live bird-eating spiders
(could kill a baby and could be found in any Daintree wood-pile), giant stick
insects, a butterfly breeding house and a creek, in which a little turtle was
swimming around. To our joy the little turtle swam right up to us!
We then found the ‘Blue
Pools’ that Tina recommended to us as a swimming spot. It was absolutely
gorgeous-deep blue in colour and like being on the set of a Tarzan film!
Next stop was lunch in a
café which doubled up as a wildlife centre. They had birds, snakes, lizards, a
baby croc and kangaroos! Basically Brodie and Emma heaven! Still no sign of the
infamous Cassowary though!
On our cycle home, we
spotted a giant stick insect, two river snakes and a couple of turtles! This
place is genuinely awesome!
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