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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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resort, and even went for a swim in a crocidile-safe area.
Swimming in Northern Queensland is not the best thing to do in the
summer. There are miles and miles of beautiful beaches along the coast, and
cool refreshing rivers and streams in the rainforest, but swimming in either
is taking a big risk.
Deadly box jellyfish appear all along the eastern coast of Australia in
the summer, making swimming at the beaches too risky. The stings from the
box jellyfish can kill you in less than 10 minutes, and signs warning
against swimming are everywhere. For those foolish enough to ignore such
warnings, there are gallon-sized bottles containing blue-colored vinegar
(that looks suspiciously like windshield-wiper fluid) at most beaches, to
pour on your skin if you get stung. The box jellies don't get out as far as
the reef -- they stay close to shore, so swimming in the reef is not a
problem. There are a few beaches where people have tried experiments, such
as putting up nets and dividers, trying to make a "jellyfish-safe" swimming
area, but our guide George told us that often, the jellyfish get inside the
protected areas anyway, either from the tides, or by getting through the
nets, and once trapped inside, they make swimming in these areas even more
dangerous.
In the rainforest, crocidiles love to swim as much as humans, and as you
pass river after river, you see "No Swimming" signs posted, warning of
crocidiles. There are some places, however, where the crocs won't go, and
that's where all had a refreshing mid-day swim, under the canopy of the
rainforest.
We then headed further north to the Cape Tribulation beach area (though
again, swimming was not advised). It was an interesting sight to see the
rainforest reach all the way to the ocean.
While driving, George, our guide, told us that Australia declared
Daintree ...

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