Friday, April 8, 2016

April 7 - Rest Day

Today was a great rest day.  We went on a nature walk trail that took us to a secluded point and beach.  The trail was through a tropical rainforest that emptied out onto a cliff.
    The cliff and the little gap we had to climb through to get to the beach.
The trail was a beautiful flavoring of what the Australian rainforests are like.
The trees and vines were all growing together.  There is an unusual tree that starts growing in the branches of another tree and then grows around the original tree.  It is called the Strangler Fig.
    Strangler Figs start off using the tree as a support to get their stability.  Then as they grow around their host tree, they completely encase it and eventually kill it.
 So much for peaceful nature...

Once we got to the beach it was gorgeous.
    The water was peculiarly devoid of swimmers.
    The waves crashed in on the point for a beautiful site.
  There was nary a soul on or in the water.  That was because the lady on the ferry warned us of a particular issue with the waters in this area.  The issue is called SHARKS!  There are a ton of them in the water.  The locals know not to go in the water.  They monitor tagged shark activity in the area.  She says that tracked on large shark who passed in and out of the breakwaters eight times hunting.  Probably looking for a wayward cyclist who thought the water was enticing.  Not this cyclists...  😳
The round trip walk that was supposed to be just a short stretch of the legs turned into almost a 5 mile hike.  And it was a rest day!
Well after such a fine stroll through nature, a fresh lunch of fish and chips at the local fishery, a nap was well needed.
The rest of the rest day was dedicated to you know what... Rest!

Tomorrow begins the last stage of two days for the trip.

4 comments:

  1. And again beautifull photo's! Smart phone or camera?

    Hetty

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    1. iPhone... Pretty good and certainly handy!

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  2. Just beautiful scenery, enjoy your rest day, however, I am not sure you really know what a rest day would be...ha
    Luv pam and dan

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  3. Just beautiful scenery, enjoy your rest day, however, I am not sure you really know what a rest day would be...ha
    Luv pam and dan

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