Cape Tribulation
Ancient rainforest running to reef and beach, where Captain Cook's ship nearly wrecked.
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This guide to Cape Tribulation, on the Daintree coast near Cairns, follows Captain Cook's disastrous night in June seventeen seventy, when a scare on the reef gave the headland its name hours before the real disaster struck. It traces the Endeavour's grounding, the scramble to save the ship, and the confusion over which date it even happened. It also explains why this coastline, where ancient rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef, ranks among the most improbable places on earth.
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