Queensland to New South Wales
One last Ode to the Esplanade the morning of our travel day back to Sydney. We stopped to check on the shorebirds at the second-lowest...
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- Nov 25
Day 12: Daintree North Side & Cape Tribulation
Our second whole day in the Daintree and we couldn’t resist going to the north side of the river into the heart of the jungle. A...
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- Nov 24
Day 11: Daintree South Side & River Cruise
It’s no surprise to me that the Daintree is a World Heritage Site. Every book I read to prepare for this trip said that the Daintree is...
Kaia Colestock
- Nov 23
Day 10: Julatten, Mossman Gorge, Newell Beach
Another long day ahead, we set off for Julatten, one of the more reliable sites for buff-breasted paradise kingfisher. Julatten is a...
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- Nov 22
Day 9: Tablelands & Mount Carbine
Another incredible walk in the rainforest and we were off to the south to find the tree “roos“ that our new friend, Brian, had...
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- Nov 21
Day 8: Crater Lakes National Park
First order of business when there’s nowhere to drive the next day, get up for the dawn chorus and go for a walk. The hostess tried to...
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- Nov 20
Day 7: Hasties Swamp & Crater Lakes
Leaving the arid lands of Chillagoe, we drove east-southeast to the Atherton Tableland, a fertile plateau extension of the Great Dividing...
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- Nov 19
Day 6: Chillagoe Caves
Elias has had a lifelong interest in swifts. A side-trip to Chillagoe was necessary to find swifts near their preferred breeding sites:...
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- Nov 18
Day 5: Mareeba, Granite Gorge, Chillagoe
Today is a travel day from the rainforest through dry eucalyptus forest to our destination in arid Chillagoe, three hours west of Cairns....
Kaia Colestock
- Nov 17
Day 4: Kuranda explorations
Black Mountain Road runs north-south out of Kuranda area, and has long been considered to be one of the most reliable places to find...
