Last Thursday we were finally ready to move on after spending an extra couple of unplanned days in Cairns. As usual we were unsure of our next destination maybe Port Douglas, Mossman or Wonga Beach most times we know the direction we heading just not the destination. The distance from Cairns to Mossman is only about 80 klms but due to it following the coast line you need to drive to the conditions as it’s very windy but it is extremely picturesque, with rainforest on one side and the ocean on the other.
We ended up at the Mossman Caravan Park which just happened to be about a Klm from a sugar processing plant, as sugar cane cutting is currently in full swing there was a constant background noise from the factory 24/7. No comparison to the engine noise of the Trinity Bay!
While we were at Mossman we visited the Mossman Gorge which is only about 6 klm from the town. It is located in the southern part of the Daintree National Park. Once at the visitors centre we boarded a shuttle bus that took us the 2klms into the rainforest, where there was a elevated broadwalk leading to walking tracks and a suspension bridge and several lookouts along the way with views of the river.
Venturing further north towards Cape Tribulation we detoured into Wonga Beach to check out the caravan park.We are glad we stayed at Mossman even though the park at Wonga was right on the beach, it was very shady from the canopy of trees, also most vans & vehicles were covered to protect them from bat droppings & exploding Wonga Nuts. Then it was onto the Daintree Village where we enjoyed a lovely lunch at the Pub before returning to Mossman.
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| Backpackers loving the swimming hole |
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