RHH's photos with the keyword: cape tribulation

This is a flower of the Golden Guinea or Red Beech tree photographed along the beach at Cape Tribulation. We had taken refuge from a sudden shower under the trees and found these wonderful flowers.

Cannonball Mangroves are found along the coast of Australia from Queensland to Western Australia and are named for the fact that they "explode" when ripe, scattering their seeds to catch the tides. The fruits grow up to 20 cm in diameter. This was photographed in the Marrdja area of Cape Tribulation.

This mangrove swmap lies on the coast south of Cape Tribulation and was one of the areas we visited and explored while at the cape. There is a boardwalk through the rainforest and along Oliver Creek that is worth the time and is known as the Marrdja Botantial Rainforest Walk.

The cold rainy weather we've had has made me nostalgic for tropical Australia. This was the beach at Cape Tribulation and it was winter there when the photo was taken! Wish I was back.

A piece of beached coral at Cape Tribulation, this was found as we wandered the beach between rain showers.

This was taken in the Jindalba Rainforest near Cape Tribulation. We had a very wet and rainy walk through the rainforest, but did get some photos. I may be late in commenting since I am traveling, but will catch everyone up.

This was the rainforest at Jindalba where we walked the prepared paths in a gentle rain. Jindalba is just south of Cape Tribulation and is part of the much larger Daintree Rainforest.

Photographed on the beach at Cape Tribulation, we learned later that these are Lugworm castings. They were several inches tall and were all similar in design. Apparently the worms that makes them are seldom seen unless dug out of the sand as they often are for bait.

While visiting the Cape Tribulation area we enjoyed the Mardja Botanical Rainforest walk, a short walk through the mangrove forests along Oliver Creek. These fallen Fan Palm fronds caught my attention near the end of the walk.

These are the flowers of Silver Bush, Sophora tomentosa, with the seedpods just starting. This shrub or small tree grows in the tropics round the world, but the Australian variety is endangered.

Also known as the Necklacepod, Sophora tomentosa is a shrub or small tree that occurs along coasts and in wetlands. The Australian variety is considered an endangered species. These seedpods were photographed at Cape Tribulation where we also saw them in flower.

The beach north of Cape Tribulation. We walked the beach for a long distance but did not swim - there were signs warning of crocodiles.

This is a flower of the Golden Guinea or Red Beech tree photographed along the beach at Cape Tribulation. We had taken refuge from a sudden shower under the trees and found these wonderful flowers.

Also known as Gular, the Cluster Fig bears its fruit on the tree trunk. They are visible here growing on or between the buttresses of this tree as well as further up the trunk. The fruit is edible but is more often consumed by birds, insects and monkeys. The species ranges from India to Australia and this example was photographed along the Cape Tribulation road, near the place where we had our lunch.

We found this rather repulsive creature on the beach at Cape Tribulation and it was obviously alive with what appeared to breathing holes (mouth and anus) at opposite ends. It was about 8-10 inches long and several inches in diameter. It swelled up and deflated and curled and uncurled, but we could not identify it. My best guess was some sort of Sea Slug, but that is only a guess.

Photographed along the Cape Tribulation Road, these signs warned of the presence of Cassowaries and of speed bumps.

This is a Cassowary Plum, a favorite food of the Cassowary, the large flightless bird of Queensland. We photographed these while following the trails at the Jindalba Rainforest Walk. There were a lot of the fruits, some of them partially eaten, though whether by Cassowaries we could not tell. We did see a Cassowary, but not here. These fruits are toxic to humans but the Cassowaries are immune to the toxins. In fact, the digestive system of the Cassowary does something to the fruits that helps them germinate.

This is Cape Tribulation, so named by "Captain Cook" on his second voyage. He almost lost his ship here after grounding on the reef, now known as Endeavor Reef. The ship did not sink only because a large piece of coral lodged itself in the hole in the ship's bottom. We explored the beach and the cape while there without experiencing anything like the troubles that gave the cape its name, though we did have to hide from a passing shower.