Deep into the Australian Rainforest: Daintree
Cow Bay Croc Warning Signs We had a couple of days to relax after our intensive diving adventure on the Great Barrier Reef so we rented a car and drove into the rainforest north of Cairns to immerse ourselves in a totally different environment. While reef is home to a majority of Australia's marine life, the rainforest is home to a majority of the terrestrial animals. Scientist come from all over the country and the world to study the plants and animals here. It took a while for Australia to start protecting the area but slowly over the last few decades more and more rainforest land has been put under a protective management. This is so important because many of the plants and animals you find here are endemic, so this is the only place in the world they can be seen. Thornton Beach Thanks to a recommendation from a couple of friends we stayed at a place way out in the middle of the Daintree rainforest called Crocodylus Village. The rooms were pretty basic, w...