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RE: Travel Blog | Daintree Rainforest Australia | 10th Anniversary Holiday
What a great place to spend your anniversary.
I love that region of the world.
So lucky to see a Cassowary. In all the time I spent in the forest, I am yet to see one. And with chicks! Lucky you.
Are there still crocs in the Ross river and Creek? Used to see smaller ones below the Oonoomba rail bridge in the mangroves a lot too. I used to fish with the son of the owner of Goodall's Wreckers down there a fair bit. Good times.
Hey @andyfishman yeah it was too nice, didn't want to come back!
We've seen a Cassowary with chicks once before at another place we stayed at (I forget the name) but the day came literally within feet of me while I was collecting firewood. He just looked at me and walked away, chicks in tow. The owners of the place had told us they often come here so I wasn't scared, just caught me off guard. Surreal exeperience seeing them in the wild and very lucky :)
There's been a few croc sightings off Palarenda and even the Strand. Oonoonba bridge was where the old meatworks was so yeah no doubt about that! I used to graffiti under that bridge lol always keeping ears out for people and crocs. I think there's gotta still be freshwater crocs in Ross River but I have never seen any.
Yeah, saw a good size one off the rockpool at the strand when we were down there for a swim one night.