Beautiful Thornton Beach provided the perfect place for a leisurely stroll up to where Noah Creek meets the Coral Sea, low-land tropical rainforest. Although we didn't spot any, we're pretty confident there were a few beady eyes checking us out, hoping we would stroll too close to the water's edge. Where's the dog when you need it? Thornton Peak is in the background. This is the backdrop to Jeanie Baker's book 'Where the Forest meets the Sea'.
A short drive up the road took us to The Marrdja Boardwalk. This leads through the mangroves where we saw several record-breaking Mangrove Jacks which Earl assures us are great eating. Unfortunately it was part of the wet tropics World Heritage site, so the fish knew they were safe.
This amazing water hole is called, strangely, the Blue Hole, which is part of Cooper Creek. You need to park your car on the road and walk down a previous roadway for a few hundred metres and then you arrive at this absolutely beautiful swimming hole. No wonder the locals prefer to keep it a secret. There are fish cruising along as if no one else was around; the rainforest reaches to the edge of the creek; the water is cool and crystal clear; the berries from numerous trees are scattered over the rocks in their reds and purples; so are the cassowary droppings; and it's so peaceful.
Seen today: CASSOWARIES!!!! Yahoo!, a black butcher bird - the colour of the rainforest variety, fabulous ice-cream (Mango, raspberry,wattle seed, and jackfruit), tea plants growing as a hedge and plenty of sunshine.
Seen today: CASSOWARIES!!!! Yahoo!, a black butcher bird - the colour of the rainforest variety, fabulous ice-cream (Mango, raspberry,wattle seed, and jackfruit), tea plants growing as a hedge and plenty of sunshine.
