and then we had to leave Cape Trib.

here's a closer look at the ants... the ants we licked...

We also licked the ass of these kinds of ants... yes it was weird. It's full of vitamin C and tastes like a very intense lime. The Aboriginals used to boil the nests of these ants and make a drink that would cure the common cold.

This is the python we saw on our nightwalk in the wilderness. Alexi took the photo.. not too shabby especially for a night photo. it was about a meter and a half long... we also saw bird ALSEEP on little branches chosen for there safe location away from scary snakes. They choose tiny branches that snake would be incapable of manoeuvering on. It was very peculiar to see birds sleep, there feathers all ruffled up. They actually looked stuffed. We weren't allowed to take photos of them because it may wake them up. and if they get startled and fly away into the night they may not be able to secure a safe branch away from the snakes. We also saw giant crickets and giant spiders, a stickbug, termite houses and termites, tree frogs, cane toads, fresh water shrimp whose eyes glowed as we flashed our torches over their stream, anyway we saw a lot.

We went on a nightwalk through the Daintree rainforest. We were with a guide of course. We were equipped with flashlights... and basically walked throught the jungle looking for things.. animals mainly. There's a lot more going on in the forest at night. We saw quite a few interesting things, but unfortunately taking photos in the dark, in the jungle, proved to be slightly difficult, as this is pretty much one of the few that are actually in focus. It's a huge Fig Tree.... though you cannot really see it's true size or intrigue with this bad photo. Take my word for it.

AND the beach at Cape Trib had SILVER sand... glorious place. and the silver bits were so fine and tiny they stuck to your skin and clothes and it didn't even come out in the washing machine...

...pretty wonderful place... i only wish we had had more time up there....

Mangroves

i like the beach... the water here was soooo warm and soooo wonderful and surrounded by such pretty sights.

Mt. Sorrow

we were quite tired that day (probably because we woke up so damn early)... but managed to venture out and explore the area surrounding our BeachHouse cabin.

being so close to the beach makes waking up for the sunrise a lot easier... so does this kind of sunrise.....this is Cape Trib at 6:11am... it was the most beautiful thing I think I've ever been privy to....

....and this is the beach....

...on the beach and in the jungle....

more spiders... there were many many different kinds of spiders at the BeachHouse where we stayed in our little cabin on the beach.

AND we had Jakfruit... a new and very sweet obsession.... you just eat the orange coloured bits.

Exotic Fruit

We also took part in an exotic fruit tasting at a local farm in Cape Trib. Among those tasted were the Tahitian Lime, Breadfruit, Pommelo, Jaboticaba, Yellow Mangosteen, Yellow Sapote, the Bullock's Heart, Rollinia and the Soursop.

There are a number of wilderness protection groups who are fighting for the protection of this seemingly pre-historic animal. There are only about 1200 left in the world... many have been victim to the hit-and-run.

The Cassowary: a large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest. This was a rare sighting; two adult cassowaries, probably male, and two chicks. They were crossing the road. The females are typically about 6-feet tall and can get very angry and very agressive. Being equipped with Rapture-like claws, an angry Cassowary isn't something you wanna be around. They'll also go after you with that large bone on their head. Thankfully, nothing so dramatic occurred when we spotted them.

This was Alexandra Lookout where we stopped along the way.

so we drove up to Cape Tribulation for this past weekend. The town, if I can call it that, is located 140kms from Port Douglas. There is but one road heading up to Cape Trib and it is rather narrow. It winds tightly through and around the rainforest. It was an exciting drive up to say the least.

large leaves.

also saw this little baby croc who must fend for himself as soon as he hatches...

The Daintree River

This is a crocodile we saw from our little boat with we cruised along the Daintree River that runs through the rainforest just north of Port Douglas. We went with Bruce Belcher's Croc Cruises. But we got onboard during high tide which isn't the best time to actually see the large 5 meter long crocs that live in this river. During high tide they're usually hiding in the water... duringthe summer you rarely see them cause it's so hot here. but, we saw some heads and scary eyes...

this, I've been told by my housemate, is a St-Andrew's Spider. It has set-up shop outside my bedroom window.

Alexis Prince : Forever Hardcore

you cannot just leave these kinds of pictures on the internet for anyone to find and use alex....

Marcus : world's greatest dive instructor

and this is the man who made it all possible. Marcus, many thanx.

obviously i took a lot of photographs.

beautiful underwater world.

triggerfish. they bite you if you swim within their territory during their spawning season. luckily, that is in march or something.

giant clam next to giant boulder coral... (at least i think it's boulder coral)

i'm a natural.

part squid part fish.... alexi spotted this cuttlefish, as everyone else swam right over it. it's the strangest of underwater species.. it constantly changes color and the texture of its skin to blend in with the background....

this is not a boulder, nor is it an alien. it's a cuttlefish.

this fish and i became very close.

the big one was very angry at me... he swam with animosity.. seriously. he came right up to the camera many times.. highly protective of his little anemone.

can you spot the fish?

under the sea.

so, yeah, i just bumped into this fish head first... i didn't see it at first... and i spooked it almost as much as it startled me.... he slowly swam away shortly after this was taken and was approximately one meter long....

glorious starfish...