Thanks David! I'm from Florida, so I like the humidity and bugs. But we don't have any mountains in Florida so I never experienced something as hard as this before. We were quite happy to make it back to the car. :)
Hahahaa welcome to North Queensland. My home for 40 yrs so far. Got to love the 100% humidity during the Wet. The big golden orb spiders are the females. The males are tiny and often make a good snack for the female after mating. Great video btw. 😁👍
omg great video and thank you for posting this. ive lived in australia my whole life but never been here to hike but have always wanted to , this does not seem like a hike for beginners lol and when you said the spider was bigger than your hand omg ...... maybe its better to just let you guys do all the hard work ha ha . thanks guys loved it xx
Ok, once again an AMAZING video. I liked the intro music, but couldn't help hearing the theme to Jurassic Park running through my head during the video. I must say, it's typical of you two not to just stop at no stinking platform or end of the trail. You always press on with Nick taking the high road and Jen finding the low(easy road). I always appreciate how you identify the flora and fauna as you hike(other than that fern). From the camera view the trail didn't seem very well marked so you guys did great. Truly enjoy the effort you put into your hikes, battling micro Leaches and Spiders would be enough to turn the average person around. Glad you guys are back and I look forward to more from the Dynamic Duo. Thank You.
Thanks Ron! This was definitely a hard hike for us. If you noticed, I sweated through my shirt a quarter of the way up the mountain. And I hardly ever sweat that much :) Also, I edited it out, but in the wrap up Jen proclaims she never wants to summit another mountain in a tropical rainforest again. Hopefully I can change her mind in the future. ;)
I thought I was watching the "Predator" movie at the beginning haha. Anyway, I,m glad you came back to teach and inspire us. Epic trail! Thank you again!
It's definitely intimidating and we were glad to have allotted the whole day to the hike. Normally a hike like this in Washington would take us three hours. This took double that and a piece of my ear along the way. :D
Hey guys thanks for sharing and great camera work with the wonderful information We just drove past it yesterday but are coming back in winter to do the hike Summer can be very hot and humid not forgetting wet Happy adventures
Glad to see your posting vids again! Now that I see you're on facebook I liked your page to keep up with your adventures, you guys rock please keep the vids comin :) Ernie
Wow! No hikes like that in the UK as far as I am aware ;-) Looked really tough but fascinating to see the heritage rainforest. Thanks for another great vid.
You don't need to make a thing out of getting leeches off with fire or chemicals, all you do is use your fingernail on one end of the leech and break his suction off, then he comes off. And if he's sucked on with the other end too you do the same. The whole using fire or chemicals. As well, you should be tucking everything in, like pants into socks, shirt into pants, rubber bands around wrists. Leeches and ticks try to crawl into all these accessible places, so you stop their access.
I live in South Australia we get a dry heat so the humidity is a welcome change. I have just started a channel and it's about me ticking off items on my life list ( bucket list) traveling to the most northern point of Australia is on my list so I will up there again soon in the near future.
i would be pretty terrified walking around a rainforest in Australia knowing how many poisonous things are about. Tho you guys make it seem not so bad! No snake trying to kill ya or anything lol
David Wheeler most snakes are quite placid in the wild, they only get cranky when they feel threatened so if you keep distance so will they... Google cassowaries though I would rather fight a hoard of snakes than one of them... Tropical North Queensland creature, coastal rainforests not so much on mountains
The Cassowary is to be more feared than the snakes . If you get too close to their babies . They might kick u in the guts and then where did your guts go . Oh all over the ground . Dont go swimming at the beach or in the river . Saltwater crocs . Oh yeah . Feral pigs too . I hope i didnt discourage you from visiting the Daintree 😁
Enjoying all the vids but yeah on this vid safe to say yall looked unconformable as heck. Like you dont know what death bug or snake or box jellyfish was about to jump out lol I feel you I felt uncomfortable just watching...I thought leaches only lived in water...not falling from tree's.... hell nah... No to Austrailia and its creatures im goood!
bloody leeches. i hate the little buggers..i once ran into a bloke who slept in the forest up there. when i asked what he did to protect against leeches. he said i cover up from head to foot wrap my head with insect mesh and leave only my nose protruding so they cant get in my nostrils. i like bush camping but that's too extreme 4 me. ha ha. anyway love your videos. Bazz
Yeah in leech and tick country best thing is get off the ground and into a hammock for sleeping. But leeches aren't that big a deal, they just itch a bit. If you get one, just scrape him off. And the quicker you get him off the less it will itch later on. A lot of people who live in the forest actually do the opposite of covering up, wearing loose shorts, t shirt, sandals or thongs, or maybe not even a t-shirt, so that if they get anything, they know it and deal with it then and there. No spending the whole day with something attached under your clothing and festering there all day. I also reckon that a lot of these leeches and ticks can actually get onto you easier by grabbing your clothing as you walk past, then they work their way onto your skin. Like with ticks, most people that get loads of ticks have them on their clothing, the clothing collects the buggers like anything. And once they're on your clothing, they'll get on your skin too. People come out of the forest sometimes with hundreds of little ticks all over their clothing, however if they were a tribal person wearing nothing but a loin cloth, that wouldn't happen at all. They might get one or two on them, but not hordes.
You have yourself a great partner there mate. Glad you experienced our beloved wild land.
OK, That is epic. As steep as your ridge climbs in Washington - with leeches thrown in. Wonderful video, as always.
Thanks David! I'm from Florida, so I like the humidity and bugs. But we don't have any mountains in Florida so I never experienced something as hard as this before. We were quite happy to make it back to the car. :)
Hahahaa welcome to North Queensland. My home for 40 yrs so far.
Got to love the 100% humidity during the Wet.
The big golden orb spiders are the females.
The males are tiny and often make a good snack for the female after mating.
Great video btw. 😁👍
omg great video and thank you for posting this. ive lived in australia my whole life but never been here to hike but have always wanted to , this does not seem like a hike for beginners lol and when you said the spider was bigger than your hand omg ...... maybe its better to just let you guys do all the hard work ha ha . thanks guys loved it xx
I absolutely loved doing that hike, 6 years now.... would love to make it up north again for another round!! Great Vid guys.
Ok, once again an AMAZING video. I liked the intro music, but couldn't help hearing the theme to Jurassic Park running through my head during the video. I must say, it's typical of you two not to just stop at no stinking platform or end of the trail. You always press on with Nick taking the high road and Jen finding the low(easy road). I always appreciate how you identify the flora and fauna as you hike(other than that fern). From the camera view the trail didn't seem very well marked so you guys did great. Truly enjoy the effort you put into your hikes, battling micro Leaches and Spiders would be enough to turn the average person around. Glad you guys are back and I look forward to more from the Dynamic Duo. Thank You.
Thanks Ron! This was definitely a hard hike for us. If you noticed, I sweated through my shirt a quarter of the way up the mountain. And I hardly ever sweat that much :) Also, I edited it out, but in the wrap up Jen proclaims she never wants to summit another mountain in a tropical rainforest again. Hopefully I can change her mind in the future. ;)
That's too funny. Jen is a trooper...
I thought I was watching the "Predator" movie at the beginning haha. Anyway, I,m glad you came back to teach and inspire us. Epic trail! Thank you again!
Hahah. Thankfully we didnt run into anyone with a necklace of human ears and fingers. Although that Lawyer vine wanted my ear.
OMG! We saw the same peppermint stick insect today!!!!!!! On the same fucking leaf!!!!
Oh wow that rainforest definitely looked intimidating... great job you guys! again, Great video!
It's definitely intimidating and we were glad to have allotted the whole day to the hike. Normally a hike like this in Washington would take us three hours. This took double that and a piece of my ear along the way. :D
Nancy Lee it's pretty doable.. Did the hike when I was 22.. Make sure you arrive at the foot before dawn
Hey guys thanks for sharing and great camera work with the wonderful information
We just drove past it yesterday but are coming back in winter to do the hike
Summer can be very hot and humid not forgetting wet
Happy adventures
That was fantastic. Hats off to you both.
Glad to see your posting vids again! Now that I see you're on facebook I liked your page to keep up with your adventures, you guys rock please keep the vids comin :)
Ernie
Thanks Erine, I plan to keep filming. Just sometimes we get a bit too busy to do the post processing. :)
Wow! That was some hike. Glad I got to go with you. Great video
Great video, beautiful pictures, interesting information. Can't wait to do the tour when we're down there next year!
Wow! No hikes like that in the UK as far as I am aware ;-) Looked really tough but fascinating to see the heritage rainforest. Thanks for another great vid.
Yea, if you're not used to the humidity, rainforest hikes are seriously tougher than you expect.
Damn!! The song in the beginning was enough to get my blood pumping 🤣😂
You don't need to make a thing out of getting leeches off with fire or chemicals, all you do is use your fingernail on one end of the leech and break his suction off, then he comes off. And if he's sucked on with the other end too you do the same. The whole using fire or chemicals.
As well, you should be tucking everything in, like pants into socks, shirt into pants, rubber bands around wrists. Leeches and ticks try to crawl into all these accessible places, so you stop their access.
That looked tough. Heading to this area in September but will keep my hiking to easier levels 😉
I love far north Queensland I hope to be able to holiday up there again soon.
Being from Florida (hot/humid) I loooooved Port Douglas. Hoping to make it back up there again sometime for sure! :)
I live in South Australia we get a dry heat so the humidity is a welcome change. I have just started a channel and it's about me ticking off items on my life list ( bucket list) traveling to the most northern point of Australia is on my list so I will up there again soon in the near future.
Hi Guys great work on the hike, if your ever down this way again, say hello!
Literally my backyard!
i would be pretty terrified walking around a rainforest in Australia knowing how many poisonous things are about. Tho you guys make it seem not so bad! No snake trying to kill ya or anything lol
David Wheeler most snakes are quite placid in the wild, they only get cranky when they feel threatened so if you keep distance so will they... Google cassowaries though I would rather fight a hoard of snakes than one of them... Tropical North Queensland creature, coastal rainforests not so much on mountains
The Cassowary is to be more feared than the snakes . If you get too close to their babies . They might kick u in the guts and then where did your guts go . Oh all over the ground . Dont go swimming at the beach or in the river . Saltwater crocs . Oh yeah . Feral pigs too .
I hope i didnt discourage you from visiting the Daintree 😁
I’m sorry but I’d never do that especially with the infamous Wait-a-whiles ...and my family are from FNQ ...it just looked miserable 😂.
Great video
Enjoying all the vids but yeah on this vid safe to say yall looked unconformable as heck. Like you dont know what death bug or snake or box jellyfish was about to jump out lol I feel you I felt uncomfortable just watching...I thought leaches only lived in water...not falling from tree's.... hell nah... No to Austrailia and its creatures im goood!
bloody leeches. i hate the little buggers..i once ran into a bloke who slept in the forest up there. when i asked what he did to protect against leeches. he said i cover up from head to foot wrap my head with insect mesh and leave only my nose protruding so they cant get in my nostrils. i like bush camping but that's too extreme 4 me. ha ha.
anyway love your videos. Bazz
Yeah in leech and tick country best thing is get off the ground and into a hammock for sleeping. But leeches aren't that big a deal, they just itch a bit. If you get one, just scrape him off. And the quicker you get him off the less it will itch later on.
A lot of people who live in the forest actually do the opposite of covering up, wearing loose shorts, t shirt, sandals or thongs, or maybe not even a t-shirt, so that if they get anything, they know it and deal with it then and there. No spending the whole day with something attached under your clothing and festering there all day. I also reckon that a lot of these leeches and ticks can actually get onto you easier by grabbing your clothing as you walk past, then they work their way onto your skin. Like with ticks, most people that get loads of ticks have them on their clothing, the clothing collects the buggers like anything. And once they're on your clothing, they'll get on your skin too.
People come out of the forest sometimes with hundreds of little ticks all over their clothing, however if they were a tribal person wearing nothing but a loin cloth, that wouldn't happen at all. They might get one or two on them, but not hordes.
Why are comments disabled in all your other videos? 😰 I fear something has gone wrong.
Don’t get in the water - croc food
You just crawl out of your den?
It's springtime, so, actually, yes. :)
Yay
hooray.