Australia July, 2007

Rainforest
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En route to Undara/Curtain Fig
Lava Tubes
Waterfall Circuit
Airlie Beach
Whitsunday Islands
Islands and Anchorages
Hamilton Island
Koalas, wombats, and other fun critters

We encountered rainforest further north.  We took a gondola one-way/train return trip to the village of Kundara and drove to Mossman Gorge and Daintree Village outside of Port Douglas.  
 
Surprise #2:  Between the saltwater and freshwater varieties we expected crocodiles at every turn.  We saw the back end of one on a Daintree river cruise and he didn't even notice us. 

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This is the first rainforest we have visited that was noticably short on flowers.  This is one of the few we saw.  No idea what it is.  Could be poisonous.

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