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River drift snorkelling tour with Back Country Bliss Adventures.

River drift snorkelling tour with Back Country Bliss Adventures.

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Denise Lim

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CAIRNS, Australia – “No crocodiles?” I ask apprehensively. This is, after all, crocodile country. 

My guide assures me that this stretch of the rainforest-lined river, at 17 to 22 deg C, is crocodile-free as the reptiles avoid low temperatures.

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