Years ago any trip to Far North Queensland meant a trip on the Daintree River with Chris Dahlberg. He had a great deal of charm, knowledge and a boat. His patter included a routine that never failed to amuse. He would spot something and say “Come with me” which was of course unavoidable when captive in a boat surrounded by crocodiles. When Chris gave it away there was a vacuum into which came a guy with a boat … bring your own knowledge and charm. But now there is a worthy successor in Murray Hunt and the Daintree Boatman Wildlife Tours. Depart at 0630 from the Daintree Village boat ramp. Murray knows his stuff.
The tour officially lasted two hours But Murray could not drag himself and us away from a big male crocodile on a cow carcass so we got a bonus half hour. My bird list reached 27 species including three very lovely additions to the year total. Why could they not have been found in the Woolworths car park?
It was raining. So what.
bobmcgee 