Today was spent driving the scenic Captain Cook highway north of Cairns to take in the amazing view of the Coral Sea.
Australia
“Captain Cook Highway is a very scenic asphalted road that winds alongside the coast located in Queensland, Australia, with a length of 75 km (47 mi). The road starts in Cairns and ends in Mossman, in the far north of Queensland. Despite the fact that the Captain Cook Highway is a short Queensland highway and also one of the most popular routes in Australia used by lots of tourists, the highway is regarded as one of the most dangerous roads in the country.” (dangerousroads.org)
The weather wasn’t hot by any means, but we stopped at several beaches and went to the
lookout to get a great view of 4 Mile Beach at Port Douglas. This city is a resort haven with tons of tourists seeking out a wonderful tropical place. And it was just off shore on the reef where Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin died in 2006.
Driving up the coast, we finally picked a beach just north of Port Douglas where we could have a picnic. The whole morning we were on the lookout for a real live crocodile, but didn’t find one, so instead, Jamie’s choice for lunch was a tasty crocodile pie washed down with some yummy coke sweetened with cane sugar. The area is known for it’s acres and acres of sugar cane, and so we stopped for Jamie and Jason to break off some stocks and taste the raw yummy sugary pulp! (Reminding us of when we bought sticks of sugar cane for snacking on when living in India).
We were amazed to see a field full of kangaroos as we were returning to the lodge. Such a great day!