Yabbies and Soldier Crabs in 1770 (05/10/04)
Last updated 08/01/04
The next stop on our journey from Cairns to Sydney was the Town of 1770, where
Captain James Cook landed on May 24 1770 (see how they got the name?) The main
reason for our stop was to explore the surrounding swampy terrain with some sort
of ecotour. We ended up taking a fishing and canoeing tour of the backwaters
and mangrove forests near by with Discovery Coast Detours (check out their cool
Landcruiser in the pictures section). This tour company is operated by a husband
and wife and provided wonderful personalized service that is pretty rare these
days (at least it's hard to come by at a reasonable price!). We had the chance
to paddle around in canoes (and to switch on a motor when the going got rough),
go fishing (though we weren't initially interested, it turned out to be pretty
cool) and castnetting for shrimp/fish (pretty fun activity), and even got a chance
to take in some beautiful scenery (see pics below). The highlight of the 4 hour
tour was when we saw some dolphins that swam up to our canoes -- a once-in-a-lifetime
experience!
Pictures
