The Rain Forest
A long drive in the van (550 K’s) brought us from Magnetic Island through the hurricane struck devastation area where it looked like an atomic bomb struck a 100 K area . Complete forested areas were cleaned off right up to the peaks of mountains along with many roof tops and yachts piled up like dominos .As we proceeded north we soon started to see less and less destruction and more and more lush areas. It wasn’t long before we arrived in the most beautiful jungle we have ever been in. A rain forest as we discovered really does mean rain. It was coming down in buckets when we arrived that evening with water flooding and washing out parts of the road it continued pouring all night . It stopped raining in the morning and soon changed to bright sunshine just in time for us to enjoy an ocean kayak and breakfast on the beach where we had to chase away a wild pig and her 5 piglets . When we returned to camp it was time to pack up again and be on our way to Cairns (our last stop on the tour). Tomorrow we will be white water rafting and then out to the Great Barrier Reef for our last day with our group.
The next Day
White Water Rafting was a whole lot of fun. We all ended up in the water at some point down the fast moving river. It was classified as a level 4 river. Everyone survived the thrills and spills . Tomorrow we head out to the Great Barrier Reef for some of the best snorkelling we will have .
I am proud of you Marlene!
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