So this Lieutenant Cook guy mapped a whole lot of Australia and New Zealand, but when he got up to Queensland, his boat ran over some coral, and punched a huge hole in it. So big, he needed to use a sail wrapped around the hull to keep the water out...
"Here my troubles began, at Cape Tribulation..."
It's in the north part of Queensland, along the coast (almost at the top!), and it's where the rainforest meets the ocean. I took a tour to get up there for 3 days and 2 nights, staying at "Cape Tribulation Beach House," a glorified hostel kinda removed from the tiny village on the Cape.
Wow. Wow. This country keeps getting more and more beautiful.
The weather started out rainy, but got progressively sunnier and warmer (which meant, really freaking hot and humid, as it is rainforest). There was a big push to get on tours and activities up there, but I just kinda walked along the beach (which you couldn't get into, because it was jellyfish season), hung out by the pool, and just reveled in the vast natural beauty of the place. It's like when they take the helicopter to Jurassic Park, with the way the island looks. Lame comparison, I know, but I'm not sure how else to describe it.
The ride up was awesome, it was a psuedo-tour, with a crazy driver who talked to herself and made terrible jokes, but the scenery was amazing. A drive just like the great ocean road, a stop for a swim in a natural-mountain fed gorge, and a fun group of people. There was a guy who spent 3 months in the jungle learning survival skills, two british girls on a long journey around the world, and two german au-pairs that were traveling because they're work was done.
The german girls were staying at the beach house with me, so we just kinda hung out for three days, going on walks, finding swimming holes at freshwater streams, and just generally relaxing. It was a great time, and my batteries were recharged.
Now, in Hobart, Tasmania. Renting a car tommorrow, and seeing what I can see in this National Park filled island...
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also: wow. It sounds like you met some awesome people in Melbourne. I'm still working on my capacity ot step out, step up, let go and meet people such as that. In the mean time, I'm paying lots of money to meet cool people in israel this winter and it had better be worth it. xoxox
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