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Student Holiday, Tour of North Queensland.

Cape Tribulation Beach
Cape Tribulation Beach
After jumping off the plane, it was up and off to the Daintree. We went over the Daintree River on the ferry and then up to Cape Tribulation itself where we stayed right in the jungle on the beach at the Beach House. The next day we explored the tropical beach and mangrove habitats. As it was still box jellyfish season, we couldn?t go into the ocean, but we played games on the beach. We experienced a real tropical downpour.





We then headed back down over the river and stopped at Mossman. Here we were taken around by an aboriginal of the Kuku Yulanji tribe and he explained life in the tropical rainforest. Afterwards, we popped down for a refreshing swim in the freshwater of Mossman Gorge National Park.



Minjin Swing
Minjin Swing
The next day we spent doing various adventure activities, including parasailing at Yorkeys? Knob and some of us got to have a go on the Minjin Swing at AJ Hackett?s bungy centre. The afternoon was spent horse-riding at Blazing Saddles.









We then we headed up to Port Douglas, starting off with ?Breakfast with the Birds? at the Rainforest Habitat, where we also fed the kangaroos and wallabies.


The next day we headed out to the Reef, jumping on board the Frankland Island Cruise and Dive. Captain Dave gave us a good soaking on the bow on the way out. We all went out snorkelling where Hiroe showed us a giant clam. The weather cleared up for a beautiful afternoon on these tropical islands. Another great trip in North Queensland.
 
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