Australia is justifiably famous for the Great Barrier Reef but what is less known (or at least less known to us) and right next to the reef is the Daintree Rainforest that is said to be the oldest rainforest in the world. It's beautiful.
Where the rainforest meets the reef is the refrain you hear from all the tourist brochures. As you can see, they aren't lying.
There are also fun animals everywhere. I believe this is Boyd's Forest Dragon just hanging out.
We walked about 4 km up and down hills to this stretch of fresh water called the Emmagen Water Hole. We were so hot once we got there the dip was very nice. Luckily, we were able to grab a ride back with some other people enjoying the water.
Bugs in Australia are massive. Chrissy's hand is next to this one for scale.
This is Cape Tribulation Beach and a lovely spot to spend a bit of time relaxing on the beach/in the rainforest.
We took a boat trip on the Daintree River and spotted this crocodile chilling in the mangroves. They camouflage very well. One or two people a year are killed by crocodiles in Australia but there are lots of signs in areas you aren't supposed to swim in warning you not to swim. They are what's called an ambush predator which means they'll surprise and eat whatever gets close enough to them to be eaten.
Our last stop up in the rainforest was Mossman Gorge where Chrissy went for another swim. She's basically a fish.
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