Thursday, we woke up early to go to four mile beach. We hadn't been getting much sun while we were there so we decided to not wear sunscreen. We laid out for most of the morning at the beach, grabbed lunch, and went back to the hostel to get ready for our tour at 1. When we got back to the room we realized it probably was not a good idea to lay out without any sunscreen. We were starting to get really red. We had a few minutes to spare before our bus picked us up for the tour so we went to find Jes a hat since her head was burning. We got back just in time to catch our bus for the tour and of course we were the first ones on it. This always happens since we are staying in the center of town, first to be picked up and last to be dropped off. Anyways, we picked up a few more people before heading out to the Daintree River for a boat cruise. The drive was really scenic and our driver was very informative and knowledgeable. We stopped on the way to pick up a fresh pineapple for afternoon tea. Apparently, they were suppose to be the best pineapples around! We finally got to the Daintree River and hopped on the boat for our hour tour. The captain was really cool and showed us a few baby crocs and one really big old croc named Nelson. He was really scary looking and we just hung around long enough to get a few pics and then got out of there! We learned that crocodiles never stop growing, they just keep getting bigger and bigger. Also, we learned that crocodiles have been around even before dinosaurs. He then showed us a snake in the tree who was shedding its skin so it was white, but is usually is really colorful and beautiful. We also saw a few tree frogs and some birds. The boat ride was scenic and relaxing.
Once we were done with the boat tour, we had afternoon tea. The pineapple was just as good as its reputation! The biscuits (cookies) were really tasty as well. Jes and I ate most of them ha. We sat around and had some great convos with the others on the tour with us. It was a couple from New Zealand, a couple from Ireland, and a couple and daughter from Sydney. We all got along really well. We finished our tea and took off to Mossman Gorge, which took about 30 minutes to get to. It was a really cool hike through the rainforest to where the water was. We finally got there and took tons of pictures before getting in the water. They said to just jump in without putting your toes in and we realized really quickly why. The water was absolutely freezing! Everyone got in though, one way or another, but we didn't stay there long. After about 30 minutes, we had to get back on the bus and head back to Port D. On the way back, our new friends we had made on the tour invited everyone to dinner that night, but we had to decline because we were just too sunburned and exhausted to promise dinner plans. We got back to the hostel around 6 and grabbed a quick bite to eat at the restaurant where we were staying. Jes was a bit tired, sunburned and wanted to get on the internet so she hung out at the hostel, but I went over to our friend's house for a BBQ. The fish they had cooked was amazing (I think it was barramundi). Then we watched a movie and hung out but I didn't last long since I was so sunburned. Tomorrow is our last day in Port Douglas. I know I will be really sad to leave!
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