Our first morning in Port Douglas was spent having breakfast with the birds at the Wildlife Habitat they were everywhere even on our table but did not bother us. Afterwards we walked around the Habitat on a guided tour. Kangaroo's and Emus were eating from our hands fresh water and seawater crocodiles ignored us and we saw the Southern Cassowary in its striking colours which is the most endangered bird in Australia with only approx 1000 left in Queensland. We spent the afternoon looking at the town and Marina and discovered an artisan market where I got to shop. Back at our resort we cooled off with a swim in a lovely pool in a garden setting with waterfalls.
Next morning we were collected at 8:30am and first stop was back to the wildlife habitat where this time we saw Koala bears and tree kangaroos that live only on tree tops. Then it was off to the Daintree Forest. Our very knowledgable guide brought us thru the forest pointing out various plants and trees. A brush turkey crossed out path he looked like our wild turkeys but much smaller. We were very interested in the strangling tree that begins it's life from the top of its host tree and over a period of couple hundred years it surrounds the host tree choking it to death. After lunch at a rainforest lodge we went to Cape Tribulation the only place in the world where a rainforest meets a coral reef. We walked on the beach but could not go into the water due to jelly fish been abundant. After this we took a boat trip on the Daintree river where we saw a few young crocodiles basking in the sun. The guide on the boat was an expert on mangos and was able to point out the subtle differences between the various species. A very interesting day MR&K
Mary Rose
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