Sean and I had the most fun day today. We were picked up at our hotel at 6:30 and headed out to the Tully River Valley, the Australian rain forest for a fun class-4 rapids packed day. We joined a rafting expedition to explore the jungle, and just had so much fun. At one point our guide actually pushed us on purpose out of our boat...I was less than amused. Much like our feline overlords Trogdor and Zatoitchi I prefer to stay DRY when possible. But on the whole the experience was phenomenal. We had a couple from Ireland, and another couple from Germany in the raft with us along with our Australian guide. The jungle was infested with jewel toned butterflies, and beautiful flora including fern-like plants and trees growing straight out of the cliff walls. The area apparently had suffered a cyclone just a few years ago, so much of the forest was new growth where the old canopy had been knocked down.
We went to a wholly unremarkable 'Irish' pub for dinner because we were prowling for a cheap meal. It turns out you actually can gather the worst beers from every country on Earth and put them on the same menu! Oh well, it was refreshing after a day of rafting :) After word we wandered the town core a little, and (big surprise coming up...) rounded out the evening with gelato in a cone. mmm....gelato....
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