Rainforest Hideaway - Cape Tribulation bed and breakfast accommodation & sculpture trail in the Daintree rainforest of tropical north Queensland Australia
My name is Rob and I grew up around the famous cheesetown of Gouda in the Netherlands, but after finishing school and militairy service I got restless, travelled to a few different countries looking for more space, adventure, opportunities and better climate, and finally found it in Australia.
Some youth pics from Holland
More recent shots
After many years of travels I finally settled down in Cape Tribulation in 1993.
I had never built a house before, only a coffee table and a pergola, but I figured any idiot can cut bits of wood to the right length and then nail the ends together, and so Rainforest Hideaway came to be.
Initially I occupied myself with building the house, then became the local Harley tour operator, then a sea kayaking guide, bus driver, long distance tour guide (Cairns to Darwin 6 day outback camping trips), a couple of weeks as a rambutan packer at the local fruit farm and then a B&B owner. I am a Gemini, described by the horoscope as "Jack of all trades, master of none", which is a very handy starsign for a B&B owner.
Previous careers....Nowadays I try to minimize the time spent on the B&B and maximize the time on my passion of sculpture, most days I am busy mixing cement for the next project, so I may look a bit messy on your arrival...
I hope you will find some time to explore the rainforest sculpture trail that is slowly getting established on the property by myself and visiting artists.
This sculpture is located at the northern end of Coconut Beach in Cape Tribulation:
I usually escape the north Queensland wet season for a while, Thailand has its dry season that time of year, but even there I couldn't stop myself from getting creative with cement....
Sculptures in Thailand done on holidaysBesides cement I am also pretty handy with the chainsaw;
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Rainforest Hideaway Cape Tribulation Accommodation & Sculpture Trail - 109R Camelot Close, Cape Tribulation 4873, Australia Ph: 07-40980108