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 Be sensible when swimming in
stinger season! by sue_stone
Beaches in the Cairns area with the special swimming enclosures are:
Ellis Beach
Palm Cove
Clifton Beach
Kewarra Beach
Trinity Beach
Yorkeys Knob
Holloways Beach
Bramston Beach
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 JellyfishWarningSign by xuessium
From Oct to May each year, you are not advised to enter the waters as the jellies breed and come close to shore. All beaches in this part of Australia has a mailbox thingajimic containing a bottle of blue fluid - vinegar - to pour over the wounds to help folks unfortunate to be stung by jellies on the spot as immediate first aid is crucial for survival. Leave a Comment
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I took some time to read a Cairns newspaper, which reported that store employees were forced to call the police nearly every night due to very aggressive "parkies" (transients or hobos, bums, I guess) entering the store threatening employeees while under the influence. It was followed by a policeman describing the dangers of some forms of illegal drugs (kind of glue sniffing I gathered) that were apparently popular with the parkies. You will recognize these guys if you see them, but let me tell you, they look rough, even by my ex-navy, Chicago standards. I wouldn't mess with them. Leave a Comment
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Three times we were warned by people, twice by other tourists and once by a local, not to leave valuables in our hotel room and to make sure we secured the premises when we left. One angry Canadian couple who warned us had themselves been robbed and reported that the police had confessed to releasing quite a number of prisoners due to insufficient jail space or something like that. They also complained that the hotel did literally nothing at all to help them, and even charged them for the phone calls to the police and consulate. Apparently, they were simply told, "It happens all over the world". Remember, photocopy your passport. Leave a Comment
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 TheStingingTree by xuessium
My guide Dan called this "The Thousand Years Pain" which is possibly quite right since there is NO known antidote for the pain. Called the Stinging Tree (Dendrocnide moroides) and a member of the Nettle family, it can be considered as the most dangerous plant in the Daintree. Also called "Stinging Bush" or "Gympie-gympie", it is either a single stemmed herb with stems up to 5cm wide, or a sparingly branched shrub which stands 1-5 metres high. The leaves are large and broad, consisting of an oval or heart-shaped blade that can grow up to 30cm long and 22cm wide. The leaf stalk is usually 5-15cm long.
This plant prefers more open and sunny parts of the tropical rainforest, so is therefore common along tracks, rainforest edges and gaps. The leaves and stems are covered in thick hairs that, if touched, inflict a painful sting. These hairs are manufactured from mineral silica, the chief constituent of glass. If you brush against them, their tips penetrate the skin, break off, and release an irritant poison. The effect of this sting may last for months.
Not the kind of souvenir you want to bring home to.
SO WATCH WHERE YOU ARE STEPPING AND WHAT YOU ARE TOUCHING! Leave a Comment
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I was sitting on Shields street, minding my own business, when a bat flew above me. I was frozen as I saw the large wet pieces of @#$ coming straight towards me. And before I could move, I was covered in it. Talking to the cab driver on the way home, I found that it's not an uncommon occurance... so beware. Of course it's fun to laugh about it now :) Leave a Comment
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 taken at the Centenary Lakes by bijo69
Another major annoyance are the stingers which occur in the sea from October to April. Such a slight contact can cause serious pain and eventually even death. If you want to go swimming during those months choose beaches which are protected with a net and wear a full body lycra suit.
It's actually safe to swim on the Reef, stingers rarely venture out that far. Hooray! Leave a Comment
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 Take the warning seriously! by colin_bramso
They're not restricted to the bush either - when we were last in Cairns the local paper reported that a taxi driver drove over a croc on the road leading to the airport! Leave a Comment
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 Cyclone Larry by ATXtraveler
As you can see by the angle that the street sign is sitting at that a hurricane had recently ripped through town. Cyclone Larry was its official name, and it mostly hit 80 kilometres to the south in the town of Innisfail, but as you can see it also made its way through town here.
For more information on Cyclone Larry, check out the link below! Leave a Comment
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I didn't see any when I was there but my parents had an incident in their hotel when they were in Cairns where a guest was bitten very badly. He was walking through the swimming pool area of the hotel at about 10pm and must have accidentally stood on a snake. It attacked him and bit several times. Be careful! Leave a Comment
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