Cape Tribulation Part 2: The Rain Forest

These are some of the different areas of the Cape Tribulation rain forest, which is allegedly the oldest rain forest in the world according to our guides. There are the Mangroves which start at the beach and trap soil in their roots leading to the build up of land. These slowly give way to the eucalypti which grow among the rest of the trees, including palm trees of various sorts. Cape Tribulation is truly a place where the rain forest meets the Great Barrier Reef. Both ecosystems are awe inspiring and so varied, and yet they depend and build each other up. One of the things that was interesting about the rain forest was how busy it was. There were tons of sounds both day and night, as well as visual movement. Things were constantly changing, yet it was very peaceful at the same time.

Some one decided to throw that waterfall a bone. While Kt takes a self portrait on the ferry. There is also our little rental car taking a well deserved break, we drove it pretty hard. Some fuzzy trees with all sorts of plants growing on them. There are also some photos of prime croc habitat, but we did not see any this time. I guess this time of year it's too cold and the crocs stay buried in the warm mud. Stay tuned for part 3....