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00 Dec '00 |
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We had a wonderful and unforgettable tour of the Daintree Rainforest, and seeing this wonderful bird was an amazing ending to a splendid day.
Yours from Florida,
Warren and Karen Fink
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Florida - United States |
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00 Dec '00 |
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Dear Prue,
What a great couple of walks you gave us on our visit to Daintree a month ago! It was indeed a fabulous experience to be in your pristine rain forest, half-expecting to see Iguanadon browsing through the Fan Palms.
I'm working on my article about the discovery of Psilotum nudum in Europe, and will let you have it when it is done.
Best wishes,
Martin.
Martin Jacoby
Finca la Borrega
11320 San Pablo de Buceite
[C�diz], Spain |
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Cadiz - España |
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00 Dec '00 |
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Overseas Adventure Travel
Boxing Day 2009
The OAT's (Overseas Adventure Travel) are regular visitors to the Daintree. They travel in small groups with a team leader who makes sure that all arrangements have been made and that the clients are well cared for.
The participants seem to be seasoned travellers and many are repeat clients of OAT.
Cooper Creek Wilderness really enjoys these groups. They are well educated North Americans from many different parts of the continent. They all seem to be part of an harmonious and friendly group and they really appreciate the beauty of nature and the unique characteristics of the world's oldest rainforest. They ask some very intelligent and testing questions.
This group, pictured below, was asked to comment on their guided interpreted tour through the rainforest of Cooper Creek Wilderness.
Thought provoking and enlightning journey - Aimee
Prue is very knowlegble & passionate - Bette
Prue clearly has a love & respect of the rainforest - Julie
Great sighting of Big Bertha (cassowary) - Rebecca
Prue's hospitality, seeing her house and sharing morning tea was unique & personal experience - Lisa
Commend Prue for preserving the beautiful and almost pre historic rainforest - Mike
Prue, thankyou for sharing your love, respect & poassion for the sacred rainforest. The experience was enlightning. Your hospitality made our visit very special - Marisa
Was one of the best experiences ever. Prue's hospitality and being invited onto her home was fantastic - Maxine
Cassowarries Si! Pigs No! - Ken
Always a fantastic learning experience to visit with Prue & her very special place - Glenys
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CAPE TRIBULATION VIA Mossman - Australia |
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14 Jan '10 |
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Visitors from every part of the world come to Cooper Creek Wilderness to see the real Daintree in all its natural glory. No man-made contraptions here; this is Nature at its best. Fortunately, the rainforest projects its own messages. Images impact on the mind to leave a lasting memory of the beauty and rarity of the World's oldest rainforest. Our interpretation covers multiple aspects of the rainforest, whose complexity and biodiversity far exceeds the capacity of one generation to comprehend. With an intergenerational transmission of values, the accumulated knowledge of the resident guides, delivered with enthusiasm and passion, contribute to the conservation of a global treasure in a way that assures its protection and offers high quality conservation. David and Sally Woodfield and family, demonstrated just how well the rainforest can speak for itself. David and Sally are deaf and communicated through their children with sign language. I had never thought of deafness as an advantage, however, after spending 2 hours with the Woodfield family, I found a remarkable level of communication, co-operation, patience and love. David said that they enjoyed finding out about the mysteries of the rainforest and were delighted when they saw a real Cassowary in the wild. I have walked through this rainforest with blind people and have found that experience equally inspirational. The rainforest humbles us with its extraordinary continuity over 135 million years, but it also puts us all on the on the same level as our relative insignificance is exposed. I find that visitors who actually make it into the heart of the World's oldest rainforest tend to avoid the crowded attractions and gravitate towards the genuine perfection of pristine forest in the Daintree. Here, regardless of language or physical differences, they find harmony within the environment. |
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Cooper Creek - Australia |
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22 Dec '09 |
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Dear Prue & Neil,
Receiving your newsletter was a truly beautiful surprise - thank you!
Although it must be two years since I experienced the night walk with Neil at Cooper Creek Wilderness, it is still a treasured and vivid memory. Seeing your new website is amazing and exciting - helping me to enjoy re-living that wonderful experience. Like falling into a time-warp filled with the history and jewels of our planet. Your photography is stunning and having the names of specific plants and animals is excellent.
I've been busy with my poetry and now have my own website www.sciencerhymes.com.au and am proud to have examples of my work being published in CSIRO's children's science magazines, The Helix and Scientriffic. .
It was uplifting to read your report on the progress of the Cassowary stars that visit Cooper Creek. They are an important part of the forest's wellbeing, such as the germinating of specific flora as you mentioned. So I wrote the following poem, which you are very welcome to use if you wish (it does not appear on my website or others).
The Cassowary Plum Tree by Celia Berrell
An interesting partnership
between a tree and bird
existing in the rainforest
is frequently observed.
The tree bears fruit that look like plums.
Dark blue and very neat.
Most animals avoid them as
they're poisonous to eat.
Except the Cassowary bird
that walks the forest floor.
Foraging for big blue plums.
These fruit it can't ignore.
This flightless bird as tall as man
with feathers black as coal
will have a skinny bulging neck
as plums are swallowed whole.
And once the bird's digestion has
performed what it must do
those egg-sized seeds are dropped around
in great big piles of poo.
Many seeds will germinate
when planted in this way.
And Cassowary Plum Trees grow
wherever poo may lay.
The scientist�s experiments
so far can't imitate
the process that can trick these plums
to make them germinate.
Since Cassowary birds are rare
a problem may arise.
What happens to the Plum Tree if
the Cassowary dies?
Wishing you a feel-good festive season and continued success with your dedicated work for 2010.
Celia |
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Gordonvale - Australia |
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00 Dec '00 |
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To Prue and Neil,
Ricky and I wanted to convey our very deep thanks to you both for the time and information we took away with us from both of you. The daytime and evening guided tours we participated in will remain in our hearts and minds forever and given the opportunity in the future we would be back to do both over and over again. The information and education you shared with us was in short "magical". An exhilarating and breathtaking experience that we will be sharing with others and recommending a visit to your Cooper Creek Wilderness when talking of holidaying anywhere near the Daintree.
We are reluctantly leaving Port Douglas tomorrow (Sat), both of us fighting with thoughts of staying on to relive the experience of the Wednesday, 11/11/09, we spent at your Cooper Creek Wilderness.
Again, a sincere and heartfelt thank you.
Best wishes,
Wendy and Ricky |
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HAMLEY BRIDGE - Australia |
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04 Sep '09 |
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Dear Prue,
On the 23rd of August, Gary and I had the infinite privilege and pleasure to accompany you on your morning guided walk through the ancient acres of the Daintree that you are temporary custodian to. (Gary a director of a large boys secondary school and me the family lawyer on an indefinite sabbatical pending finding a new direction - briefs on obscure points of Australian law welcomed!)
Without eulogising too much, I was deeply touched to the core by the whole experience - your absolute commitment and passion coupled with a fascinating and in depth knowledge of the flora, the fauna and the sacred history of the aboriginal guardians - set against the awe inspiring backdrop of the Daintree itself.
In a trip away of six weeks from the UK to Vietnam to Australia (Melbourne to Sydney to Uluru to Port Douglas to the Whitsundays), full of amazing sights and experiences, your guided walk is firmly placed at the very top of my list - a morning that truly touched my soul and will not be forgotten.
To cap it all, you told us that you had not seen your Cassowary daddy for some time and you had a feeling that you were due to see him that day - on our walk we saw him a number of times with three chicks under his care. Gary and I took a number of photos and I attach the best of a mixed bunch - only one chick in view but the other two were certainly there. We are discovering how tricky it is to capture pictures that focus on the chosen subject rather than a random tree trunk or leaf!! I hope you have had further sightings since 23 August and that the three chicks all survive.
As a post script, Gary and I took a trip up to Tribulation Bay that afternoon. On our way back we were crossing over Cooper Creek, whereupon the road was your two adult cassowaries taking an evening stroll downstream. We followed them quietly until they disappeared into the forest; another fantastic experience.
We have signed up for your newsletter and look forward to keeping up with news from Cooper Creek. In particular, I hope you are successful in your current legal battle to protect the blue pool on Cooper Creek. I have accessed certain information on the internet but it seems patchy and a little out of date. If I can access any more up-to-date information please let me know.
Regards and heartfelt thanks from
Dee Whitfield and Gary Middlewood |
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London - United Kingdom |
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10 Aug '09 |
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Thanks for the great guided tour of the forest!
Rob |
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Sydney - Australia |
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03 Aug '09 |
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Hi, Brigid and I really loved the opportunity to walk in your forest last week. Murray explained so much to us and Idiospermum australiense was a fascinating story. We came out of the forest feeling that we had really experienced something special. Thanks again Ian and Brigid |
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Sydney - Australia |
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22 Jul '09 |
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Nick and I with our daughter Philly, did the most amazing afternoon with Prue and found the whole experience educational and loving and warm. Prue you have so much life and enthusiasm to impart - it was a pleasure meeting and listening to you.Trisha Stimpson |
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Sydney - Australia |
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03 Jul '09 |
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My then girlfriend (now fiancee) and I visited Cooper Creek Wilderness on a trip to Australia. As amazing as the whole trip was, CCWild stood out as the highlight for both of us. It was great seeing the various stages of the rain forest and having them explained in loving and thoughtful detail by the whole family and the recommendations we received for other things to do in the area were equally wonderful. To this day, we refer to outstanding, personalized experiences as "Pruesque." Many thanks for a memorable experience! Bruce & Julie |
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Columbus, Ohio - United States |
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12 Feb '08 |
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If you want to see the oldest rainforest in the world in its completely natural glory then this is the tour to take, I cannot put into words the beauty of the experience, all I can say is that whilst in the centre of this truly wonderous rainforest, time stands still and there is no world outside, only the sounds of the rainforest and the feeling of utter peace that envelopes you.
Once again thank you Prue and see you again soon,
Ian & Vera Evans |
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Perth, WA - Australia |
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17 Dec '08 |
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May be you remember, we are the ones who joined the day and the night tours on November 11 (I am the German-living Chinese, my wife is Margot). I would like to let you know that we enjoyed the extended walks and your explanations very very much, especially the 3 hours day tour. On the other side, that we were so lucky that we could at least see some glowing fungi that night. We are very very impressed by your magnificent stunning ancient rainforest and we have learned so much more about this amazing world through these walks.
You showed us also the place where your daughter had her wedding. It just would not get out of my mind. You know what, I always imagine that this wonderful wedding, though was not in a church, but was actually in a majestic "Fan Palm Cathedral"!
We would like to thank you once more for the fascinating day we had. Although we had only 4 hours of sleep that night because we had to take a very early flight from Cairns to Singapore the next morning, but we dreamed very well in these 4 hours.
Best Regards, Julian Liu |
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Hamburg - Deutschland |
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13 Jan '09 |
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I am writing to thank you for a memorable walk in the rainforest. I was one of four people, a Finnish couple, an American guy and me, who joined you on a walk last week. My name is Frances and I am travelling in Australia for 2 months. I have had a lovely time here and have seen some beautiful things but my brief experience with the forest was special. I felt very privileged to be somewhere where one cannot help but feel at one with nature and to experience the wonder of it.
Your knowledge and love of your surroundings is inspiring. I enclose a book that I have just read. I think you might enjoy.
Many thanks for the wonderful walk,
Best wishes,
Frances Kelly
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Dublin - Ireland (Eire) |
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20 Jan '09 |
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I hope you will forgive me for taking so long to write. Although my outer body has physically returned to England much of my heart and soul remain in Australia.
I have begun scribbling about the trip. Whether it turns into a book or a series of magazine articles or a one-off magazine in itself I do not yet know. The main thing is to get my thoughts down and see where I go from there.
I am indebted to you for making much of it occur. You gave of your time and knowledge and I shall always appreciate that.
I have some very nice photographs indeed - such as the lichen spider with young, which I will send on for your retention. Whilst some observers have managed to find the spider, no-one has yet come near noticing the young.
As I promised - anything I write you shall have copy of.
YOUR BEAUTIFUL SECRET LOCATION REMAINS WITH ME!
Carl Portman |
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London - United Kingdom |
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16 Feb '09 |
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Well, Cathy and I are back in the Netherlands after a beautiful trip in Australia. We think that the walk in Cooper Creek Wilderness was one of the highlights of our trip. The things you have told about the animals and plants were very interesting and of additional value for the other wilderness we have seen. We also enjoyed very much Paluma NP and Fraser Island and were even able to inform other travellers as well! We like the way how your (small) company copes with eco-tourism; not well considered eco-tourism probably will be the largest threat to Daintree forest.
The pictures of the lizard turned out pretty nice; as such I attached some which you maybe can use for your web-log...as you wrote that some people will be disappointed that the wild animals did not show up we realize the better the animals are there! And the picture makes you see the animal more detailed as well...
Kind regards,
Bart Tabingh
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The Hague - Nederland |
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