Isabel's Adventures: Monday 22nd June

Monday 22^nd June

On Monday we went to Mossman Gorge. On the way we saw lots of sugar cane.

This is sugar cane.

At Mossman Gorge we saw a blue Ulysses butterfly.

This is the outside of a Ulysses butterfly.

This is a Ulysses butterfly.

Also at Mossman Gorge we went on a self guided tour. On the self guided tour we saw a swimming hole with fishes in. (The fish name was jungle perch).

This is a jungle perch. Can you see him?

Also later on the tour we saw a snake on the log above a stream.

This is the snake on the log. Can you see him?

After we went on the self guided tour we went over the river on a ferry.

This is looking off the ferry.

After we crossed the river we went to a hotel. But before we went to the hotel we explored the Daintree Forest. The Daintree Forest is a rainforest with cassowaries in but we didn't see any cassowaries we only saw cassowary plums. (Cassowary plums are a big blue plum that doesn't have much fruit on and highly toxic to people but edible to cassowaries.)

This is a cassowary plum.

Mum's note:
We left our campervan back in Cairns and hired a cabin for the night in Lync-Haven so that we could make the most of our short time in the Daintree. There is apparently a male cassowary and his half-grown chick that are seen regularly around the Lync-Haven caravan park. So far we have only seen his calling cards. We did see a very spectacular preying mantis though.

Cassowaries are very important in keeping the rainforest planted.

Waiting for breakfast....

We first saw the cassowary plums at the Daintree Discovery Centre. Caleb would like it on the record that he spotted them first, which is absolutely true.
On our rainforest adventures in Mossman Gorge we also walked over a fun suspension bridge and saw a Red Lacewing Butterfly.