• The Meridian, our apartment in Port Douglas, North Queensland

• Jeff and Brian joined us in Port Douglas

• Kathy, Brian, and Jeff on our poolside patios at The Meridian in Port Douglas. That's Doug relflected in the window on the left.

• Cassowary in the Habitat

• Eclectus Parrots (male, left, and female, right) in the Habitat

• Black-necked Stork in the Habitat

• Frogmouth in the Habitat

• Egret in the Habitat

• Heron in the Habitat

• Python in the Habitat

• Our Habitat guide feeding an Emu

• Big feet!

• Estuarian (saltwater) crocodile in the Habitat

• Freshwater crocodile in the Habitat

• Freshwater crocodile information

• Kangaroos in the Habitat

• Kangaroos in the Habitat

• Wallaby in the Habitat

• Jeff feeding a wallaby in the Habitat

• Kathy watches Jeff and Brian feeding kangaroos in the Habitat

• Brian feeding kangaroos in the Habitat

• Koala in the Habitat

• In the Habitat

• In the Habitat

• The Rainforest Habitat in Port Douglas

• Four-mile Beach at Port Douglas

• Kathy, Jeff, and Brian on Port Douglas' most famous street

• Macrossan Street in Port Douglas

• Mangrove trees in Port Douglas Bay

• The Daintree River

• Tony, our guide (on the right). He owns and operates Tony's Tropical Tours. It was a small tour group with just six of us in a 4WD. We were joined by Matt and Katie from Sheffield, England.

• On the Daintree River looking for crocs and other wildlife. Matt and Katie are in the seat ahead of Kathy.

• Cloud-shrouded mountains looming over the Daintree river

• Here's a wild crocodile!

• Cape Tribulation is the only place in the world where two World Heritage Areas meet (The Daintree Rainforest and The Great Barrier Reef).

• That's the mouth of the Daintree River near the center of the photo

• The beach at Kulki - Cape Tribulation

• Creepy! This creature is about 6-8 inches long, not including its antennae.

• Jeff, Brian, Kathy, and Doug on the lookout at Kulki - Cape Tribulation

• Golden Orb Spider - not venomous, according to Tony.

• Bloomfield Falls

• Doug, Brian, Kathy, and Jeff at Bloomfield Falls

• Bloomfield Falls

• Bloomfield Falls

• Bottlebrush near Bloomfield Falls

• Aboriginal paintings near Bloomfield Falls

• A warning sign near Bloomfield Falls

• Tony's 4WD, our tour 'car' for the day

• The Bloomfiled Track was a dirt/gravel road that included several stream crossings - in the 4WD!

• A view of the beach and hills near Cape Tribulation

• A lone mangrove on the beach

• Brian, Kathy, and Jeff in the Noah Valley

• Swimming in the Noah Valley rainforest stream. Jeff was the only one of our family to brave the water. Cold!

• A sampling of the floor of the rainforest on our walk in the Noah Valley

• A lizard on our rainforest walk

• Jeff, Brian, and Kathy ready to board the Sailaway IV for our trip to the Great Barrier Reef

• Jeff and Doug aboard the Sailaway IV

• Aboard the Sailaway IV with owner and skipper Steve

• Approaching Low Isle

• Low Isles information

• The Sailaway IV from Low Isle

• Jeff got a chill from snorkling.

• A 'foot shot' on the beach at Low Isle

• A prawn trawler anchored for the day

• Brian and Kathy on the beach at Low Isle

• Departing Low Isle

• Returning to Port Douglas

• A view of the Inner Reef

• Brian snorkling off Low Isle

• Jeff snorkling off Low Isle

• The boardwalk at Cairns

• The Cairns public 'pool'

• The boardwalk on Cairns harbour

• Pelicans and more!

• Along the Cairns boardwalk

• Cairns

• A view from our apartment balcony

• Watching the Olympics in our apartment in Cairns

• A view from our apartment balcony

• Stony Creek Falls from the train

• Barron Falls - dry season!

• Barron Falls - dry season!

• We first explored the Kuranda Koala Gardens

• Lizard at the Gardens

• Blue Tongue lizard at the Gardens

• Freshwater crocodile at the Gardens

• One of many butterflys

• One of many butterflys

• Two of many butterflys

• One of many butterflys

• Next we explored the Butterfly Sanctuary

• Arriving in Kuranda

• The train station in Kuranda

• We rode the Skyrail for our return to Cairns

• Aboard the Skyrail

• Aboard the Skyrail

• Jeff, Doug, and Brian at the Barron Falls stop on the Skyrail

• The rainforest canopy from the Skyrail

• A cockatoo in the rainforest canopy

• Doug, Kathy, Brian, and Jeff on a boardwalk through the rainforest at a Skyrail stop

• Aboard the Skyrail

• Kuranda Scenic Railway

• Jeff as a Tjapukai hunter

• Brian, Jeff, Doug, and Kathy aboard the Skyrail

• A shell and coral still life on Low Isle

• Jeff, Brian, and Doug aboard the Sailaway IV

• Doug snorling off the boat at Low Isle.

• Jeff and Brian aboard the Sailaway IV

• On the Kuranda Scenic Railway

• Our GPS track from Cairns to Kuranda and back superimposed on a Google Earth map.

• The GPS track (in blue, 35 km/22 m round trip) of our trip from Port Douglas to Low Isles and back superimposed on a Google Earth map