Mossman Gorge

In my mind I pictured a trip to Mossman Gorge involving us overlooking a vast gorge from a viewpoint with a breathtaking vista below us. The experience was quite breathtaking, but from a different point of view. Skip, our indigenous guide, has an indigenous name but he acknowledged it was a lot to remember and he is comfortable with us calling him Skip. Skip started our dreamwalk through his ancestoral home with a smoking ceremony. Our group walked through the smoke of paper tree bark, and one of the benefits was it acted a a bug repellent. We stopped a number of times during our walk through the gorge, each pause an opportunity to learn more about the forest and the people who have a cultural history with it. If there is a theme to the walk it is, “you are welcome here and our people are glad to share it with you.” The sub theme is “this is a dangerous place and you should be careful!” Skip was entertaining and engaging. If Dianne and I ever get lost in a rainforest, we now have learned some survival skills. Thank you Skip.Read more