Aussie Pictures: Daintree Rainforest and Cape Tribulation

This is the Daintree River that we cruised on. Don't be fooled by its calm appearance. Like most things in Australia, the prettiness hides all of the bad stuff. In this case, crocodiles (bad, but awesome) and mosquitoes (not so awesome).

This is the freshwater area where we stopped to swim and have afternoon tea.

As you can see, the river was quite deep where we were. The current was also quite swift. This wasn't the only vehicle we saw driving across the river, and we also saw a dog swim across it.

At lunch, we stopped near a sort of kangaroo rescue programme. Most of these kangaroos are too injured or have been around humans for too long to return to the wild.

Because they are so used to humans, the kangaroos are incredibly friendly and act kind of like my dogs, jumping on you for attention.

This is Cape Tribulation from the ground ...

... and from above on the hill. Pretty, right?

In actuality, we had to swear up and down not to go near even a drop of water. Everything on this beach can hurt or kill you, from the mating cassowaries (a rare Australian bird) ...

... to the crocodiles ...

... to the ever-present deadly jellyfish. Some of these jellyfish have enough poison to kill you in six seconds sixty times over or something like that. The box jellyfish is the most deadly animal in the world. That's right, not just the most deadly jellyfish or the most deadly animal in Australia, the most deadly animal in the entire world. Crazy place, Australia. Animals evolved with unnecessarily strong defense mechanisms!