August 19th...

The short history of Cape Tribulation: In the 1980’s, this area of Northeast Queensland, on land, known as the Daintree (one of the oldest rainforests in the world) and in the sea, known as the Great Barrier Reef (one of the seven natural wonders of the world) became classified as World Heritage Regions. Cape Tribulation is where the Reef meets the Rainforest. So, anyway, Captain James Cook was sailing along around two hundred years ago and ran ashore at Cape Trib and discovered Australia. He sent some of his crew up the tallest mountain near the cape to look out and map the reef. Local rumour is that those crewmembers disappeared into the jungle and never came back. Captain Cook named that mountain, Sorrow.
So, on our second day, Ken and I decided we’d hike Mt. Sorrow. Nowadays, there is a marked path that is a pretty steady climb. It took us nearly 3 hours to climb and the view was amazing. We took a picnic lunch and chilled at the top with a few other hikers. We hung out and took pictures of the landscape. We could see the Great Barrier Reef from the summit, which was an hour’s trip out to sea. It was pretty spectacular.
I was so sore the next couple days from the hike.