after another rainy day at ellis beach we continued north to daintree, home of the oldest rainforest in the world.. we settled into our cabin, grateful to be out of our tents for a night. spent a relaxing afternoon walking around the beach and swimming in a watering hole, and an evening of dominos and card games. this morning we woke and walked 5km through the rain forest.. assuming it was a boardwalk, we were ultimately unprepared for what ensued: hanging to vines lock-armed for dear life, a downpour, leeches and badly marked trails.. we came through unscathed, although chris missed a few blood suckers who got under his socks, and mel found one on her bum in the shower! we saw a python hanging out on some rocks, and hella big spiders everywhere. no crocs though.. heard a story about a 53-year-old man who went fishing with his wife a few weeks ago; went to get some supplies and never came back.. the only thing they found was his watch!
now we are back in cairns, dropping chris off at a hostel to be reunited when we get down the coast to noosa. we're townsville bound. get as far as we can tonight, and drive the rest in the morning. we've already put on 5000 km so it's time for the wagon to get a tune-up in the morning..
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