Zoe Falls Lay Day I confess I could take or leave Zoe Bay with its infestation of people. The fishing in the southern creek was forgettable and no self respecting croc would bother to inhabit it while the northern creek produced one tragically small trevally. However,
it was definitely home to at least one croc. Just ask the skipper of 'Fearless' who followed his crab pot's destiny into the lair. He was pretty p@#$%ed at having lost his new stainless pot and was not about to retrieve it.
Zoe Bay killed my romantic view of the swaying coconut palm once and for all. Coconut palms attract rats with teeth like buzz saws that work night shift. Furthermore their payload can be lethal - always always look up
before pitching tent, taking a pew, or just mulling around.
While the march flies are vicious at Zoe Bay, there is a solution for them. Take a little plastic container and collect all stunned march flies. Then gather your towel and flies and head along the beautiful track to the falls. Your offerings are for the jungle perch. These beautiful spotty critters simply love march flies
and are ready and waiting. Alternately put out a purple towel to
which the march flies are attracted and let the green ants do the
rest.
Zoe Falls themselves are magnificent and are the reason why you do spend a night here, why we spent two. When the lads were ensconced in the cool clear waters of the heavenly pool and I was about to take the plunge, on cue, stage right wandered a resplendent ulysees butterfly. Magic. There is a small ledge right under the falls where one, possibly two people can perch for a slapping wash. The pool is deep and makes an interesting snorkel. Further up the track take an abrupt upward climb,
including a knotted rope and here you have a series of pools for the classic horizon pic, further up are those for the collection of sweet water.
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