Ok, I take it all back, Queensland is amazing; one of the most beautiful and diverse places I've had the pleasure of visiting, and I only saw one shark, one massive lizard and two snakes. In fact, the most alarming experience was hand-feeding an emu; another tourist assured me it was safe, generously thrusting his bag of animal food at me, but the crazed look as the bird eyeballed me, cocked its head, and proceeded to head-butt my outstretched palm repeatedly with its open beak, is something that will stay with me. Don't even get me started on the Cassowary and its dagger-like third toe...
Here are a few of our roadtrip highlights from Cape Tribulation to Mackay (maybe get a cup of tea).
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Waterfall swim |
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The prehistoric Cassowary |
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The maniacal Emu |
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Brain coral at the Great Barrier Reef |
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Mission Beach |
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The rugged, beautiful Whitsundays |
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Broken coral beaches |
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Whitehaven Beach, the whitest beach ever; 98% pure silica |
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Blacks Beach |
Hello again Sydney! Another beautiful day.
All photographs copyright Robert Adam.