We drove on into Cairns where we spent the afternoon doing some jobs and getting wet. We discovered a water leak under our bed so we had a little bit of work to do cleaning that up. Unfortunately the weather isn't helping to dry things out!
As it is so wet we will be saving some of our exploring time in and around Cairns for when we come back through as it is too wet to enjoy it at the moment.
We got 4 new tyres for the car (and we said goodbye to just under $1600!) and did a food stock up and I got a hair cut (a good feeling after 4 months!)
We did go down to the pier however they were preparing for the Cairns Ironman Triathalon so it was a bit blocked off in preparation for the event on Sunday 3rd June (which is also Mabo Day).
We managed to explore the Crystal Cascades which were lovely until there was a thunder storm and we got soaked. We were wringing the water out of our clothes!
The girls at the cascades just before we got soaked!
A beautiful Orb Weaver Spider at the Cascades.
We had wanted to stay another day to see more of Cairns however the ironman event on Sunday was going to block off the hwy between Cairns and Port Douglas for the day so we decided it was better to leave on Saturday. It took us a while to pack up but we got on the road around 10am. We had to make a few stops along the way before driving out of Cairns close to lunchtime!
We drove on through to Port Douglas where we got wet again. It is a shame that the coastal drive was not as pretty as usual due to the rain and the murky colour of the water. We drove on through to Mossman and out to the ferry to take us across to the Daintree National Park.
We drove on through the rainforest (hoping to see a Cassowary and /or a Ulysses Butterfly) towards the Noah Beach Campground. We were relieved that the rain was starting to go away by this stage.
Along the way we stopped at the Jindalba Boardwalk.
It was a pretty walk through the rainforest. We saw these oval shaped purple fruits about the size of an avocado. Charlotte found them and was keen to find out what they were. Turns out that they are Cassowary Plums - but we still did not see a Cassowary!
We skipped the Daintree Discovery Centre as it was expensive and was no different from the walk we had just done.
We made our way towards the Noah Beach campground. It was situated a short walk from the beach which was beautiful. We meet another family from Tassie doing the same trip as us who were also heading up to the Cape. It was good to start feeling warm again and for the tent to dry out properly!
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