Rainforest

At the next stop there was a short tour of the rainforest with explanation plaques to explain the features of a rain forest. The first pic. is of a canopy tree. These types of trees have no leaves down near the base and spread out at the very top where they can reach light. The rain forest generally is very dark with many plants competing for the available light. The second pic. is of a basket fern on a tree. The basket fern is growing on the other tree using it as a host. There were many examples of plants growing on other plants. The third picture was taken of the rainforest canopy as seen from the Skyrail. The views were wonderful and it was very relaxing.

At the bottom I hopped a bus back into town and stopped at a visitor center to try and book an afternoon helicopter or seaplane tour of the Great Barrier Reef. I was out of luck as none were available. I hope I get back some day and get to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef.