{"id":6104,"date":"2019-07-01T10:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T17:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/?p=6104"},"modified":"2019-07-03T10:50:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T17:50:28","slug":"near-the-end-of-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/?p=6104","title":{"rendered":"Near the End of the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Daintree River in North Queensland marks the beginning of the end of normal tourism in Queensland.  A little ferry pulls you across the river via a cable and soon the paved road ends.  We crossed the river, enjoyed some uniquely tropical fruit flavored ice cream, looked around a bit and then returned to &#8216;civilization&#8217;.  It will have to be a different trip when we come with a 4 wheel drive vehicle and attempt to visit the northern end of the York Peninsula where Papua New Guinea is just there, across the Torres Strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1815_AU-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1815_AU-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1815_AU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1815_AU-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The estuary of the Daintree River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We took a little river cruise to try to see some salt-water crocodiles on a very 1950&#8217;s style cruise boat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1592_AU-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1592_AU-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1592_AU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1592_AU-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We felt quite safe as we noticed that the life preservers were long preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1596_AU-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1596_AU-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1596_AU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1596_AU-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And we did find sleeping salt water crocodiles in an idyllic landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1695_AU-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1695_AU-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1695_AU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leslieval.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_1695_AU-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Daintree River in North Queensland marks the beginning of the end of normal tourism in Queensland. A little ferry pulls you across the river via a cable and soon the paved road ends. We crossed the river, enjoyed some uniquely tropical fruit flavored ice cream, looked around a bit and then returned to &#8216;civilization&#8217;. 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