A beautiful day spent at Mossman Gorge and Port Douglas.  My memory of the walking track at Mossman Gorge was of a very narrow rough and muddy path covered in tree roots, with vegetation of the clingy kind lying in wait to pounce.  Everyone made a quick stop there on their way to the Daintree.  These days it’s different.  There’s a lovely visitor centre at the entrance, and an electric shuttle bus takes you down the very narrow road to the start of the walk.

Mossman Gorge is at the southern extremity of the world heritage listed Daintree National Park.  There are thousands of hectares of rainforest.  The walk follows the boulder-strewn Mossman River as it tumbles its way downstream.  Strangler figs, birds-nest ferns and giant cycads line the little track which wends its way among the tree roots and rocks.  We spent a beautiful 2.5 hours meandering.

Lunch was grilled barra and chips at the Tin Shed in Port Douglas, perched over the water, a great place to watch the world go by.  I can’t believe how many people are here on holidays – who’s left working I wonder?  We detoured up a steep road to the lookout over the beach before making our way back to base.