Crocodile country

Another highlight, in a trip with many (and sadly I didn't have an underwater camera to take out to the Great Barrier Reef) was our trip to the Daintree rainforest. As part of that trip, we went on a boat trip up the Daintree river. The boat-trip would have been fine without its aim of spotting crocodiles, the moody water and bright green foliage looking particularly striking against the overcast sky. However, some people not only SOUGHT OUT but actively WANTED to see crocodiles without the protection of high fences. Lunatics. And yes indeed we did manage to spot three crocs: one basking in the sun, a baby by the side of the river and one, chillingly, cruising along in the water alongside the boat. If you look closely at photo 3, you might even be able to make out one of these sightings... I was amazed by how many of my fellow passengers suddenly became crocodile experts when we came alongside them: 'yes, it seems to be basking in the sun now', 'she looks like she's picked a good sunny spot there' etc etc. This is what I know about crocodiles: they've been around for a long time and they can swim fast! While I enjoyed the dry and laconic wit of the boatman, I was pretty glad to get back to shore and walked very speedily back to the bus, I must say.
D'oh. Photo 3 seems to have gone walkabout. Will locate it and put it up in due course.... (no really, I did go on the boat-trip, I'm not making it up....)