this fellow is showing off some freshly brushed teeth
in the estuary we disembark to explore the beach
meet the ruler of the mangroves (until a bigger one comes around)
strolling into the mangroves is strongly discouraged
soon we see our first crock, a small one. At this size they are a preferred snack for the real big ones
the beach at Cape Tribulation is almost deserted
the ferry over the Daintree River to Cape Tribulation and Cooktown
time to go back to the relative safety of the boat
this one seems a bit unfriendly, we may have disrupted its beauty sleep
Daintree and Cape Tribulation
The Daintree Rainforest on the eastern shore of Far North Queensland is Australia's largest rainforest. The flora
and fauna is abundant and very diverse.
For tourists one species here is of special interest, the Crocodylus porosus,
the huge
saltwater crocodile. Males can grow to a length of 7 meters and weigh up to 2 tons.
Australians affectionately call these prehistoric
monsters Salties.
Salties do not yet know they are inferior to us homo sapiens and regularly attack, kill and eat ignorant
waders or swimmers.
Daintree village sits in a bend of the Daintree River and is home to a number of touroperators that bring
you up-close to the salties that infest the river. Some of these beast are well over 5 meters long.
There a a few accommodations
here near to a beautiful and quiet beach.
We visited the area first in July 1999 and returned in October 2004.
Go Salties!!
a map of the Daintree area
this is where we booked our Salty tours
nothing wrong with the acceleration
now this is a real big one
back in Daintree, we are hungry. And yes, there is crock on the menu
they have been warned not to walk close to the waterline. A crock can appear from nowhere and grab you
