27th June 2026: It rained a lot over night and we left Daintree  and headed for Cape Tribulations in light but steady rain! We caught the ferry across the Daintree -capable of taking 25 vehicles apparently! Everything is on a larger scale than I remember it! We made our way up then down a windy narrow road towards the Cape through beautiful rainforest, with a lot of hidden development along the way. Nic drove cautiously and well! 

We wanted to visit the Daintree Discovery centre but there was nowhere we could park the caravan despite us doing an entire loop of the area. We will have to come back without the caravan. We made our way to the Cape Tribulation Camping Ground, where, fortunately because of the weather, we had booked a powered site. We set up the van and then travelled North to the beginning of the Bloomfield track where the road really began to deteriorate. We retired to Cape Tribulation, or rather Kulka parking area from where we walked to Cape Tribulation beach, and as they say The Rainforest Meets the Sea! It was low tide and we walked to the end of the beach and back, seeing only a black reef heron in the way of wildlife.

We then walked to the lookout overlooking Cape Trib beach and afterwards along another walk to Myall Beach, via some primordial looking mangrove swamps. Myall Beach was deserted. 

We headed home for a green tea  and then a pizza at the restaurant at the Camp ground.









         Cape Tribulation Beach








Cape Tribulation from Myall beach
Myall beach









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