While on a holiday in Cairns with the Family in August we decided to hire a car and take a drive up to Mossman and have a look at the Mossman Gorge in the southern end of th
e Daintree National Park. The drive alone along the coast was great. Once in Mossman the gorge is only 4km out of town. After we parked the car just outside the aboriginal settlement we boarded the free shuttle bus that took us to the start of the gorge.
e Daintree National Park. The drive alone along the coast was great. Once in Mossman the gorge is only 4km out of town. After we parked the car just outside the aboriginal settlement we boarded the free shuttle bus that took us to the start of the gorge. We set off along the walking track. There was myself, wife Tam, Bethany(5) and Baxter(2.5). The track followed the crystal clear, pristine, fast flowing river. It didn't take us long to realize that this place was amazing.
We followed the easy track to a number of lookouts that made for great photo opportunities.
Like ourselves, there were a lot of tourists in the gorge and some even decided to swim in one of the many ponds. The water was so clear that hundreds of fish could be seen from the bank swimming around
We continued along the track, crossing the river on an suspension bridge and taking in more beautiful scenery when we come to a divided track that was a circuit of 2 km but we didn't proceed as the kids little legs were tiring.
The slow walk back to the bus was just as amazing with regular stops along the river.
Everything was just so green. I'm looking forward to hopefully in the future returning when the kids a older so we can explore the gorge further.
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