Since we are off on another trip tomorrow night, we thought it would be best to quickly summarize the last few days of our vacation. On Saturday we drove north of Port Douglas and took a ferry into the Daintree Rainforest. At 135 million years old, the Daintree Rainforest is the oldest rainforest in the world. Our first stop (nice and early because we wanted to beat the crowd) was the Daintree Discovery Centre.
A little lizard who joined us for the ride
The ferry over the Daintree River which is filled with crocs!
It turns out we were there in the off season, so we were the crowd, but it was nice to explore the place on our own. The Discover Centre has a big walkway that takes you through the forest and then a huge tower that lets you explore the different layers of the rainforest. It was really neat and there is certainly a lot to learn!
Green Ants
Croc warning signs were all over the place.
We explored the area for the rest of the afternoon and Jeremy took a swim in the Mossman Gorge before we headed back to our hotel.
Our last day in Australia we went to a market in town and then hung out by the pool after taking a long walk on the beach. It was really nice to just relax after being so busy! That night we headed back into town to enjoy the sunset, some mojitos and a delicious dinner to top off the vacation.
Enjoying the nice sunset and some cocktails
Monday was a big travel day for us as we had to fly from Cairns to Sydney and then on to Auckland. We were very lucky and were upgraded to first class on our flight from Cairns to Sydney! Unfortunately we didn't get a second upgrade for the international portion of the flight, but the flight attendant did come by and tell Jeremy that he was one of their top customers! Way to go Jeremy!
One of us gets way too excited when she goes to the Qantas Lounge
Next stop: Wellington for a long weekend. We are looking forward to exploring NZ's capital city.
2 comments:
Wait... Jeremy swam in the croc-infested waters after all? I'm confused.
Funny enough, I told Erin I was going to go in the water and she got very mad and told me NO! (But she let me swim at a swimming hole where no crocs existed)
When we finally got to the beach, there were family's there swimming. I guess they weren't as nervous as Erin.
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