Since my way into the Daintree had changed, I took my original in-ward track south… only to avoid riding the same roads twice if I could. I’m glad I took that Gillies Ranges Rd before as while this one was good – it wasn’t anywhere near as spectacular as the Gillies.
It took me back to Atherton where I stopped for lunch. Then, I took a slight detour to Yungaburra where they have a platypus viewing platform (never seen one – even in a zoo I think). Unfortunately, I heard lots of noises, saw lots of moving reeds, and saw lots of bubbles in the water, but no platypi (sp?). I waited for around 20mins but figured that was enough.
The scenery was similar all the way to Mission Beach. It’s quite interesting with a hills/ranges/mountains almost right to the sea for pretty much the whole trip.
The caravan park was great (council run)… I was setup about 20m from the beach. So, park the bike, setup tent, go for a swim (quite warm as it’s shallow for quite a distance), shower, cook, sleep.
