Camper Trailer Australia – August 2019

RESTORATIONINTHE

RAINFOREST

Ourfinalmorningin TropicalNorth

Queenslandhadusheadingbackuptheidyllic

CapeTribulationCampingareafora sunrise

photoshoot.If you'reaftera patchofparadis

topitcha tenton,therearefewplacesbetter

thanthis.Tooneside,thecampgroundis

borderedbya thickwallofrainforest,while

theothersidefacesthebeach.

Asotherswentaboutsettingupforthe

shoot,PhilandI tookoneoftheshort

walkingtracksthatopensontoa widesandy

beach,whichwascastin theorangelightof

a risingsun.It feelscruelthatswimmingon

thesepicturesquebeachesis sodangerous.

However,afterhavingbeenassuredthata

fairlyheftycrocmaderesidenceatthecreek

ononeendofthebeach,wefeltnotemptation

towadeintotheglowingsea.

ThemorningpassedbyandswollenSD

cardsweretradedforfreshones.When

everythinghadbeencapturedwepackedup

andmadea dashforCairns,arrivingjustin

timeforthoseofusdepartingbyairtosettle

thatweek.Funny,I thought,allthosedaysin a

tropicalparadiseandI hadn'toncepickedup

mybook– we'dbeensobusy.Yetin spiteof

thatI leftfeelingrefreshedandenergised.The

physiologicaleffectsofnaturearewelloutside

ofmypay-grade,butonethingwasobviousas

wetaxieddowntherunway;there'sa certain

restorativepropertytotheDaintreeRainforest

thatI'venotexperiencedanywhereelse.CTA

c

orourflight.I pickedupwhereI'dleftof

readin r fli in

Goodbye for now, Daintree!

The sunrise on the last morning

of the trip, at Cape Tribulation

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