Daintree Village, 11 July

Mossman to Daintree Village
Mossman to Daintree Village
After a night at Newell Beach, just beyond Mossman, an easy drive brought us to lovely Daintree Village with much of the day left.
Daintree River
Daintree River
What could be better than boating down the river?
Skipper Carrie
Skipper Carrie
Other boaters
Other boaters
Our first crocodile
Our first crocodile
Closeup
Closeup
Little Pied Cormorant
Little Pied Cormorant
Australian Darter
Australian Darter
Tieup for lunch
Tieup for lunch
Patsy's bag of goodies
Patsy's bag of goodies
Brahminy Kite
Brahminy Kite
Australian White Ibis
Australian White Ibis
Making camp
Making camp
Our grassy bluff overlooked the boat landing
View from campsite
View from campsite
Unloading the roof
Unloading the roof
We were severely short of storage space, and Peter was our nimblest second-story man
"Got it, Patsy?"
"Got it, Patsy?"
Peter and Patsy's tent
Peter and Patsy's tent
Makings of a feast
Makings of a feast
Patsy's enthusiasm for good cooking was a fantastic blessing, and here she first favored us with her specialty "Sunday roast."
The Sunday roast assembled
The Sunday roast assembled
"Eureka!  A stove!"
"Eureka! A stove!"
The campground's open balcony over the river made a lovely dining room.
Magpie Lark
Magpie Lark
Helmeted Friarbird
Helmeted Friarbird
Figbird
Figbird
Laughing Kookaburra
Laughing Kookaburra
Tree Frog
Tree Frog