Daintree River Report 28th July, 2008

Hi,
This week the weather is absolutely stunning and the river is beautiful. Thornton’s Peak appears really close with the clear air and is a great backdrop to the emerald green of the mangroves and rainforest; the sort of green that we are accustomed to and people from Adelaide marvel at.
Today we saw lots of crocs, many colourful birds, a python, 2 tree snakes, fish, crabs, butterflies and a Blossom Bat.

Solar Whisper Wildlife Cruises

Daintree Coast Weekly Report 28/7 - 2/8

Although most of last week was windy, the weather improved on the weekend with calm winds and sunshine. I went out in the boat and Coral Trout is once again on the menu!

The wind is forecast to strengthen on Tuesday and Wednesday, but not to the previous levels and the weather is forecast to be fine most of the week. The early part of the week in particular looks like it will be glorious weather.

The forest is looking great and there have been lots of good croc sightings on river cruises and nightwalks again this week. The nights are cool and this is a great time for those who don’t like insects to visit.
NORTH TROPICAL COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICTCool morning along the coast, cold on the tablelands with widespread frosts.Fine and sunny. Light to moderate S to SE winds and afternoon seabreezes nearthe coast. Outlook for Wednesday ... Fine. Cool to cold morning. Widespread frost areas onthe Tablelands.
Outlook for Thursday ... Fine. Cool morning.
NORTH TROPICAL COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICTCool morning along the coast, cold on the tablelands with widespread frosts.Fine and sunny. Light to moderate S to SE winds and afternoon seabreezes nearthe coast. Outlook for Wednesday ... Fine. Cool to cold morning. Widespread frost areas onthe Tablelands.
Outlook for Thursday ... Fine. Cool morning. There are still significant delays on the Cook Highway north of Cairns due to roadworks, but all other roads are open. The Bloomfield Track is a bit rough with some fallen trees and washouts, but open with care.
Tides this week are high early morning and low early to mid afternoon.

Daintree Caost Weekly Report 21/7 - 27/7

Once again the relentless southeast wind has continued, sometimes dropping to 10 to 15 knots, sometimes up to 30knots. The best day was Saturday.

The wind is forecast to strengthen on Tuesday and Wednesday, not sure what later in the week will bring. I am still waiting for calm weather to go fishing!

The forest is looking great and there have been lots of good croc sightings on river cruises and nightwalks this week, and many Cassowaries seen as well. A couple of warmer nights have seen snakes active as well. Boyds Dragons are coming out, so the bonus is that more wildlife is seen in wet weather.
NORTH TROPICAL COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICTPatches of rain. Light to moderate SE winds.Outlook for Tuesday ... Widespread areas of rain, with some moderate falls. Outlook for Wednesday ... Widespread areas of rain, with some moderate falls.

North Tropical Waters, Cooktown to Cardwell:Monday until midnight: SE winds 10/15 knots increasing to 15/20 knots by evening. Seas from 1.3 to 1.6 metres outside the reef, 1 to 1.4 metres inside the reef. Light rain. Tuesday: SE/E winds 20/25 knots increasing to 20/30 knots south of Cairns. Seas 2.2 metres north, 2.8 metres south of Cairns outside the reef. Seas 1.6 to 1.8 metres inside the reef. Light rain. Wednesday: S/SE winds 20/25 knots north, 20/30 knots south.
There are still significant delays on the Cook Highway north of Cairns due to roadworks, but all other roads are open. The Bloomfield Track is a bit rough with some fallen trees and washouts, but open with care. Tides this week are tending to neap with no really high daytime tides.

Solar Whisper Daintree River Report 14th July 08

Hi,
The conditions on the river have been excellent for all wildlife with some great sightings of the Great Billed Heron and Little Kingfisher. One day the huge Heron remained all day on a log directly over the place where we have been seeing a little hatchling croc and we have not seen it since, so it may have become one of the 99% that don’t make it (from the egg to adulthood).
We have had a 3 ½ m croc in our area that we don’t know. It is either a big female or a young male and we will have a better idea when it starts to interact with other crocs.

Thanks for your support.
David & Tyna White

Daintree Coasts Weekly Report 14/7 - 20/7

The weather last week has been ok, but the southeast wind seems relentless, sometimes dropping to 10 to 15 knots, sometimes up to 30knots. Unfortunately rain is forecast for midweek.

The wind is forecast to strengthen on Tuesday and Wednesday, not sure what later in the week will bring. I am still waiting for calm weather to go fishing!

The forest is looking great and there have been lots of good croc sightings on river cruises and nightwalks this week, and many Cassowaries seen as well. A couple of warmer nights have seen snakes active as well.

NORTH TROPICAL COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICTMainly fine except for some isolated coastal showers, mainly during the morningand evening. Moderate SE winds.Outlook for Tuesday ... Widespread showers near the coast, tending moreisolated over the Tablelands. Outlook for Wednesday ... Widespread showers, easing during the day. North Tropical Waters, Cooktown to Cardwell:
Monday until midnight: SE winds 15/20 knots. Seas to 1.7 metres outside the reef and to 1.2 metres inside the reef. Showers.
Tuesday: SE winds 15/20 knots reaching 20/25 knots in the north. Seas to 1.7 to 2.2 metres outside the reef and to 1.2 metres inside the reef. Showers.
Wednesday: SE winds 20/25 knots. There are still significant delays on the Cook Highway north of Cairns due to roadworks, but all other roads are open. The Bloomfield Track is a bit rough with some fallen trees, but open with care. Tides this week are high morning and low afternoon all this week

Daintree River Fishing & Photography Tours - Award

Travelling in Australia Magazine, Issue 117 May 2008

Daintree River Fishing and Photography Tours has been selected as Runner Up for Australia’s Best Fishing Experience in the Travelling in Australia Magazine’s 20 Best Experience Awards.

The nomination was one of many supplied by various tourism bodies to an international panel of premier Aussie specialists, who voted in secrecy for the best of the best.

“This award is a significant acknowledgement of your contribution to, and recognition from, the inbound tourism sector”. - TIAM