Today we decided that since we were in Croc country it would be rude not to pop in and say hello to a few of the locals.
We went on a Croc Safari which involved a trip in a rather flimsy looking boat up a croc infested river to spot a few of them. We then went on an open train tour around the local wetlands to see numerous snakes, birds and kangaroos.
The day was brilliant, although winter is a better time to see the crocs basking in their full glory on the river banks we saw a lot in the water some as big as 8 metres long.
The guide was fantastic and very knowledgable and really made the trip for us. After about 2 hours on the water stalking crocs we had a slap up BBQ and then hit the wetlands. After spoting a few geese, kites and ibis he stopped the train as he had spotted a snake. It was all very Steve Irwin he just ran into the bush grabbed this snake out of a tree and brought it over to show us all.
It was a tree snake which are perfectly safe (one of the few in this country) we were given an opportunity to hold this wild snake and to my surprise Michelle jumped at the chance. Previously when given the chance to hold snakes she has run away, but she was up the front this time hugging it:
I know the picture is sideways, but this rubbish internet cafe has disabled all the options to rotate.... it is very annoying!!!
After spotting some tree frogs and learning more about the bush it was back to the camp for some damper cake. This is a traditional bush tucker, it's basically a fruity bread. We also had some bush tea made in the traditional way, which actually tasted great the best cup of tea we have had since we left the UK (not including the lovely Yorkshire Tea for Yorkshire folk we had at Helen and Rob's).
We really enjoyed today it was great to see a bit more of the Whitsundays other than the islands.
Onto Magnetic Island in the morning.
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