First stop of the day Wednesday was the ecological park down the street from our hotel. They had several habitats depicting different regions of Australia. Our favorite was the grasslands where we got to hang out with the kangaroos, wallabies, emus, and tons of ducks and birds.
There were lots of baby joeys in the pouch - so cute!
Cassowaries are huge birds native to Northern Queensland and apparently are quite deadly. Our guide told us several attach stories...if you ever run across one of this guys put your arms straight up in the air and back away slowly.
The koalas were sleeping...not shocking as that is how they spend the majority of their time. Apparently there is very little nutritional value in the eucalyptus leaves that they eat and therefore they have to lead a very sedentary life in order to survive.
As we were on our way out we found these adorable and super soft & cuddly baby ducks.
Next up was the
Daintree Rainforest which is a
World Heritage site and a rather impressive one at that. To apply to be a World Heritage site you can apply based on 1 or more of the 4 qualifications - 1. Spectacular Beauty 2. Represent major stages in world history 3. Represent significant ecological or biological processes 4. Contain important and significant natural habitats. The Daintree is part of the only 10% of World Heritage sites that meet all 4 criteria.
We went on a cruise down the Daintree river - croc country and we saw 5 - 3 babies, 1 medium sized one, and a huge momma that was about 7-8ft - yikes!
The last stop was
Cape Tribulation - where the Rainforest meets the Reef. James Cook named it Cape Trib because that is where all his troubles began - he hit a patch of coral and almost lost his boat the HMS Endeavor.
Unfortunately no swimming due to the stingers -
But a gorgeous walk along the beach nonetheless!
There were lots of baby joeys in the pouch - so cute!
Cassowaries are huge birds native to Northern Queensland and apparently are quite deadly. Our guide told us several attach stories...if you ever run across one of this guys put your arms straight up in the air and back away slowly.
The koalas were sleeping...not shocking as that is how they spend the majority of their time. Apparently there is very little nutritional value in the eucalyptus leaves that they eat and therefore they have to lead a very sedentary life in order to survive.
As we were on our way out we found these adorable and super soft & cuddly baby ducks.
Next up was the Daintree Rainforest which is a World Heritage site and a rather impressive one at that. To apply to be a World Heritage site you can apply based on 1 or more of the 4 qualifications - 1. Spectacular Beauty 2. Represent major stages in world history 3. Represent significant ecological or biological processes 4. Contain important and significant natural habitats. The Daintree is part of the only 10% of World Heritage sites that meet all 4 criteria.
We went on a cruise down the Daintree river - croc country and we saw 5 - 3 babies, 1 medium sized one, and a huge momma that was about 7-8ft - yikes!
The last stop was Cape Tribulation - where the Rainforest meets the Reef. James Cook named it Cape Trib because that is where all his troubles began - he hit a patch of coral and almost lost his boat the HMS Endeavor.
Unfortunately no swimming due to the stingers -
But a gorgeous walk along the beach nonetheless!
2 comments:
I would like to live as a koala in the next life.
You definitely wouldn't have wanted to go swimming!
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