cape tribulation: where rain forest meets the coral sea....
crush
parrotfish- i think
saltwater croc 2 wks old: maybe 12 inches in length
stringray beach: notice how close the coral comes to the beach. (coral sea near the cape)
3-4 METER croc....this one pulled a cattle in slightly downstreamSo this past weekend was amazing. What did I do- let me show you some pictures- went to GBR- amazing experience- Didn't see a nemo, but did see a Crush. next day went to rain forest. This is the only place on earth with 2 completely different types of world heritage sites next to each other. One- GBR. The other: Daintree. What is interesting is how close the mountains are to the coast (i took a bad picture from the air to show this). You can also see it in the Cape trib picture.
This forest is the same since millions of years ago. It stretches from mossman gorge all the way to cape tribulation. BTW: the cape is names as such because that is where Capt Cook's (no relation to Hook) ship got a whole in it and had to be repaired in 1770. So he named the cape: tribulation and all the mountains have depressing names (dismay, etc). But the scenery is amazing. The only thing I couldn't fit in was a long exploration of the Tablelands: they have alot of wildlife there (kangaroos, playtpus etc). So far I have only seen them in partial enclosures: slightly annoying. its hard to go out on a true safari to see them without a car and $$, but I will try! There is one tour to southern new south wales I might try to fight in- we'll see.
Back at work on this Tuesday but there was not much work to be had and I left at 11a- to update this blog, etc. beaches are 90 min each way and the city is 60min from where I am. So just chilling today. Tomorrow will be busy- meeting with 2nd year med students for clinical skills and then a meeting for a project. Thursday somewhat similar: also a PBL with 2nd years. But this weekend is Melbourne :)
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