Port Douglas Day 4: Crocodiles, Rainforest

This day we traveled up a mountain in a train until we reached the top. Throughout the ride, we experienced and saw some of the natural phenomenons of the mountain such as:

1.) A massive waterfall running through the opposite side of the mountain.

2.) A strong, cold gust of wind created naturally only by the mountain's shape and size.

3.) 15 tunnels, built a hundred years ago by hand.

Once we got to the top, we had some time for lunch to ate at the top of the rainforest. By this time, it was early afternoon, so we got on the skyrail and took it through the rainforest to the bottom. The millions of types of trees covered the mountains, and we floated through them with the birds and the butterflies. A fluorescent blue butterfly, unlike any I've ever seen, danced below us for a few minutes.

After that, we went to the crocodile farm. This is how Jamie explains it:

"And the crocs, not the lame shoes, were crazy. It was so weird to be that close and watch them feed. When they chopped down on the chicken heads their mouths made this popping sound; it was odd."

He is referring to our boat ride in the crocodile filled lagoon. The Aussie driving the boat had some chicken brains he teased the crocs with. You know how cat toys hang at the bottom of a string that's attached to a short stick? Then the cat jumps wildly around for whatever feathery toy is at the end? That's exactly how the chicken brain was for the croc.

The Aussie brought the chicken brain about 3 feet above the water, and he made it jump up and down to entice the croc. The 5-meter croc slowly put his face above water, glared at us with his (or her? his sounds better) silver dollar sized bulgy, black eyebrows, and then he leaped for the chicken brain in one solid, stiff movement.... and missed.

Wow! I felt bad for the ugly thing. The Aussie eventually made it easier and gave him the brain. I think the croc grinned a bit after he got it and sunk back in the water. He's probably not as dumb as we think.

The sound Jamie's referring to that was odd is when the croc would aim for the brain. He shot up in a vertical movement, opened his jaws, and rapidly slammed them together. I kind of think it sounded like getting two 2-by-4's and slamming them together as hard as you possibly can.

We later saw a croc show, a python show, and the kualas. It was a long day!