Through the Daintree to Cooktown

We did a three-day 4WD  bus tour from Cairns to Cooktown and back via the Daintree rainforest and Cape Tribulation. Here's driver Matthew leaning nonchalantly against his bus. (He did nonchalant rather well.)

There were kangaroo pettings, rainforest walks, swims in crocodile-free swimming holes, and a billy tea swinging demonstration.

We did appreciate very much a nice little tropical fruit-tasting session, where driver Matthew gave us samples of several exotic tropical fruits which are nowadays grown locally. I'd never heard of some of them (like the chocolate pudding dessert fruit, or the delicious chiku). But I was well aware of jackfruit, custard apple, and pineapple!

There was also a mandatory visit to an iconic outback pub or two.