Cairns to Cape Tribulation

This is where our adventure really started.  We left Cairns Monday morning, heading for Cape Tribulation.

The drive to Cape Tribulation is only 130ks, but it’s not a fast road – it took us over two hours, even though it is sealed all the way!  The road followed the coastline, going alternately alongside pristine beaches, through rainforest and past sugarcane fields when the road went inland.  After just over an hour we came to the Daintree River, and had a fifteen minute wait for the ferry.

After crossing the river, we set off again heading for our campsite at Noahs Beach Campground, which is 5ks south of Cape Tribulation village.  Unfortunately, not long after we left the ferry, we struck a bit of trouble, when the camper slid off the road and hit a tree stump, damaging the front corner of the van.  

Both John and I were understandable upset by this and so there was no stopping to take in the view and get some photos of the gorgeous scenery of the Daintree Rainforest or the coastline.

Luckily, however, when we got to Noah’s Beach and had set up camp, the boys set about doing some bush panel beating and were able to panel beat the corner of the camper back into shape so that I am now able to use the kitchen again.  I‘ll never again criticise John for bringing along tools like his grinder and electric drill on a camping trip - they were both used!!

Noah's Beach was a gorgeous NP campground right on the beach, so I managed to get my first photos of the sunrise ... well a little after sunrise, actually!

And our campsite was perfect for the two campers plus vehicles.