On The Wallaby – Day 2

On The Wallaby Tour

Shannon and Stephen in Daintree National Forest in Australia

Before embarking on another action packed day, we fueled up with some brekkie (breakfast) at the On The Wallaby Lodge after a good nights rest. Many Aussies enjoy some Vegemite spread on toast in the morning, so we decided to give it a go. I’d like to think I’m a pretty adventurous eater and willing to try anything but this was tough on the palate. I would describe Vegemite as tasting like salty burnt rubber.

We met our guide for the day, Ryan, and headed out for a bike ride through the Daintree National Park.

Shannon and Stephen Bicycling in Daintree National Forest in Australia

Here’s a video of us biking through the more densely forested area of the park.

On the Wallaby Bicycling Tour in Daintree National Forest in Australia
Here’s the group with all of our bikes

Shannon Bicycling in Daintree National Forest in Australia Stephen Bicycling in Daintree National Forest in Australia Here’s a GoPro video on me going pretty fast down a big hill

Next we did a little hiking and swam in some waterfalls – none as big as Millaa Millaa from the day before, but refreshing nonetheless.

Stephen in Daintree National Forest in Australia Stephen in Daintree National Forest in Australia Stephen swimming in Daintree National Forest in Australia Stephen and Shannon in Daintree National Forest in Australia Daintree National Forest in Queensland, Australia On the Wallaby Tour in Daintree National Forest in Queensland, Australia

After drying off and dropping off the bikes, we went to a lake to do some kayaking.

On the Wallaby Tour in Daintree National Forest in Queensland, Australia

We kept our eyes sharp to try and spot some wildlife. If you look really close in the picture below, you can see several wallabies.

On the Wallaby Tour in Daintree National Forest in Queensland, Australia
The wallabies are hanging out in the shade of the tree

Shannon Kayaking in Daintree National Forest in Queensland, Australia

After kayaking, the whole group got together for a photo

On the Wallaby Tour in Daintree National Forest in Queensland, Australia

After this, Ryan drove us back to Cairns on the bus to Travellers Oasis. We grabbed our bags out of storage and checked into our new room – a deluxe because they didn’t have any regular rooms available. Since these rooms are a little pricey, we only stayed here one night before switching to yet another room.

Travellers Oasis in Cairns, Australia