Daintree, continued...

We're scheduled to leave the 'zoo' today to head to Port Douglas and some Great Barrier Reef adventures! Kate especially will miss unfettered access to the emu chicks, wallabies, and kangaroos (including a joey) 24/7. We saw the wombat today for the first time (and its cube-shaped poop - which was quite an attraction). The cassowary (see picture) is an impressive bird, like a more colorful emu with a hatchet on its head - they can be very aggressive. We took a crocodile cruise and saw one croc (last fatality was only a few weeks ago - a fisherman), took the ferry over the Daintree river to drive to Cape Tribulation - named by Captain Cook after 45 days spent repairing his ship after they ran aground on the reef. Kate tasted a green ant's butt the other day (they secrete an acid that tastes like limes!) and wants to try it again. We've had awesome fruits every morning for breakfast, including custard apples and soursop (both good, but similar to eating wet cotton in consistency, especially the soursop). It's hot and humid, in the upper 80s every day - the girls have been swimming each day with three dingo pups that the keepers bring out of their enclosure at 12:30 to take a dip and run around. Yesterday we went for a horseback ride, got to trot (and canter) on the beach, rode in the rainforest and a lychee grove, and had a great time despite Kate's horse (Kiri) having to be led the last half of the ride as she refused to move at the group pace, and Tess' horse 'Reg' stopping to eat every three seconds or so. Last night had barrimundi and crocodile for dinner - the girls thought the croc was 'pretty much like chicken' - which is likely what the crocs say about humans as well.