Day 13 - Port Douglas to Bloomfield Beach Camp.

 

Day 13 - Pt Douglas to Bloomfield Beach camp, via the Bloomfield track. It rained overnight and humidity was 90% while we were packing up, which means we were all hot and sweaty, and the tent was wet, and nobody was in a good mood when we were done. Nevertheless, we headed north on the Mossman-Daintree road, and as soon as we crossed the Daintree River, we started climbing into the rainforest that grows all the way to the sea. It seemed magical to us. So much greenery. So unlike Adelaide. We stopped at the Daintree Discovery Centre, and had our lunch at one of the many picnic tables nestled in the forest. We went for a stroll on the boardwalk, and marvelled at the sights and sounds of the rainforest. We then kept driving, following the Cape Tribulation Road all the way to Bloomfield Beach Camp. This included the 4wd only "Bloomfield Track", which was a bit entertaining in the rain. Bloomfield Beach Camp is a lovely small park with powered and unpowered sites plus a few cabins. it's nestled in the rain forest, but close enough to the sea that we could hear the waves breaking, which was nice to go to sleep to. Luckily for us there was a break in the rain while we set up camp, but then it rained for a while, so we set up "tarpaulin city" to keep ourselves and our stuff dry.