Stowaways Part 5 – WIldlife & Exotic Fruit

The next day revealed some more rain with smatterings of sunshine, which grew more frequent.  It was a relatively short drive up to Cape Tribulation.  Shortly after seeing this

Cassowary Crossing

… the travellers saw these …

Not one but two Cassowary

crossing the road, although not on a cassowary crossing!

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

After a suitable camp site was selected it was time to taste some exotic fruits.  Some were yum, some not quite so yum.  It was well worth the visit.  The owners are former school teachers and obviously found life amongst trees and cyclones more tenable than a classroom of unruly teenagers.

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