THE SUNLESS NORTH

Thursday, 26th June was day 4 of Cassidy's sunless trip to the north.

Even though we have had days of fun, it has not been the bikini weather we envisaged in the sun.

After Cassady beach we drove in the rain to Mission beach searching for the illusive cassowaries.

On Wednesday we had to cancel our day trip to Dunk Island because it was covered in mist and could be barely seen from the shore.

                 

 

           NOT HAPPY JO, CASS AND SKIN!

 

 

Skin suggested we hit the road in hope of finding the sun in Cairns.

So we did..........................................

 

 

The cloud followed us.................................

 

We passed through Cairns and rolled on to Port Douglas.

After a cool, windy night, we woke up to witness a tiny section of blue sky the size of a stock cube appear amongst the clouds.

We all packed up the van and headed towards a few rays of sun which were shining over the Daintree Rainforest.

The vegetation was lush and green and dripping with moisture.

We crossed the Daintree river on a ferry with long lines of vehicles being drawn by a huge cable.

I was terrified. So was Skin!...

We were were first in line!

 

 

We all drove off when the ferry reached the other side.

On we wove around steep bends along a road covered by the overhanging flora of the amazing rainforest.

ooooohhhhhhh!!!!aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!

We followed the rays of filtered sun towards a sunny cove called Cow

Bay.

 

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We put our towels on the sand and tried to enjoy the tepid rays.

It was not hot!

 

The sand was so wet that our towels were saturated and the clouds were quickly covering the patch of blue.

 

Back we meandered to the Tropic Breeze VAN VILLAGE....

our home for the night.

Skin missed the drive after the ferry crossing, because

he chose to hang around in the forest to watch for a cassowary.

 

He DID meet one, a very friendly one who told him the meaning of it's name.

The name cassowary comes from two Papuan words......

kasu meaning 'horned' and Weri meaning 'head.'

The cassowary is a horned headed bird.

Luckily cassowaries, even though they like fruit, don't like their bananas dressed!!!!!