Sunday 27 September: Cape Tribulation to Cooktown on the Bloomfield Track
Continuing to explore the Daintree Rainforest, but a chance to do some real 4x4 driving on the Bloomfield Track. Another link here
Australian road signs that we came across:
A short way off the road at Wujal Wujal (for those who know where to look) there is a fairly impressive waterfall
Due to the lack of rain recently the Bloomfield Track was nowhere near as challenging as it should have been, so we finished it in record time. Our original plan had been to head north to Cooktown and to camp there for the night before heading south. However, with so much time to spare we decided to head south immediately, arriving at the Mareeba Wetlands in time for a late lunch.
We spent the afternoon walking around the wetlands spotting birds (and a kangaroo - yes, just one!)
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