the rainforest is buggy

I am currently in Mission Beach, staying at Scotty's Backpackers Hostel. It is an OK place... there really isnt much to do in Mission Beach, especially since you can't go swimming in the beach because of the jellyfish, but it is nice to just chill out.

I went to the Rainforest in Cape Tribulation on Tues where we went to Mossoman Gorge and went swimming, and then took a river cruise on the Daintree River to go Croc spotting. The tour guide said it was really really realllllly unlikely for us to see any of the big crocs, because during the hot weather at high tide they tend to stay underwater. The guide found us a baby croc sitting on a log that was only about 1 foot long, and after that, he was headed back to the boat launch, and said... "ok guys, everyone stay seated"!!! Of course, no way stayed seated, and comming along down the river was "Scarface" a 4.5-5 meter croc. That is 13.5-15 feet long for everyone who doesnt understand meters. (AKA me... although I am getting better at meters, celcius, etc). Scarface is anywhere from 40-70 years old, and the guide said we only had a 5% chance of seeing a croc like him. Lucky us. I will post pictures once I figure out how. hah.

Anyhow- after the Daintree River Cruise, we went and had lunch. After having my first leech on me, (eww) our guide said he would supply dessert... on a hot day what could be better. If only I had known the dessert he would supply are green ants comming off the tree. Essentially, you hold the ant by the head, and lick its backside, which is a green bubble, and it does in fact taste like sherbet. I know most of you probably dont believe that I licked an ant... but you better believe it!

The place I stayed in the rainforest was called "the beach house" and the spiders in the rainforest and surronding the hostel were HUGE... I MEAN HUGEEE... Apparently they get a lot bigger than the ones I saw, but so help me god if I see a bigger bug, I may faint.

This morning I woke up early and took a bus, about 2 1/2 hours to Mission Beach. Like I said, not much to do here, but its chill and sunny... things could be worse!
I guess that is esentially it, for the last few days