After a quick visit to the Daintree Rainforest, located 65 miles north of Cains, we drove south for four days to Brisbane, which is Australia’s third largest city and the Capitol of Queensland.
At around 180 million years old, The Daintree Rainforest is one of the oldest rainforests in the world, nearly 10 million years older than the Amazon. It’s also home to an endangered population of cassowaries, an ancient, crazy looking bird that can grow to over 6 feet tall and weigh 180 pounds! We didn’t actually see one though … probably for the better as they can be quite aggressive towards humans.
Please enjoy a cassowary free gallery of pics!
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Struck Island from Thornton Beach, on the Daintree Rainforest coastline.
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Madja Boardwalk, a little deeper into the forest …
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Crocodile and cassowary country.
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We eventually made it to the safety of the Bundaberg Rum Distillery, a day outside of Brisbane.
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Formerly the Treasury Building, now a Hotel and Casino in downtown Brisbane.
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Looking across the Brisbane River to the The Wheel of Brisbane and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
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Remnants of an old bridge that used to span the Brisbane River.
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This is the bridge that replaced the old one.
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Another bridge downstream.
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Burleigh Head National Park, a bit farther South of Brisbane on the Gold Coast of Australia. Note - there are a crazy number of snakes and lizards slithering around the rocks … and across the paths here!
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The skies of Australia are always a vibrant, azure blue, as are its oceans.
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Looking north from Burleigh Head at Surfer’s Paradise …
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… and south to the Gold Coast!
