Kuranda, Australia - October 26, 2014
Today, we were able to sleep in a bit, as our tour pick-up
wasn't until 10:05 AM. We were off to
visit Kuranda. We boarded the Skyrail at
the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cutural Center Park, traveling over the Barron Gorge
National Park, Robb's Monument, and Barron Falls. The narrator on the trip over explained that
the building of this Skyrail, as well as the train tracks, took tremendous
effort since it was located in a World Heritage protected rain forest. Every plant/tree had to be removed, labeled,
and replaced as close to where it was removed once the project was
completed. In all of this process, only
four trees were lost. Quite impressive. We arrived at Kuranda Village and went
straight to the Koala Park to complete another item on Lana's Bucket List -
holding a koala. Meet Fred, the most
adorable koala EVER.....and I'm still devising a way to sneak him back through
US Customs!
Next, we strolled through the Heritage Markets where we
purchased boomerangs to take home. While
strolling along the street we watched Aboriginal boys attempting to teach
Japanese school boys (in Kuranda on a field trip) to dance.
Rob then spoiled me
AGAIN by purchasing gorgeous opal earrings and a necklace, since opals are
mined here in Australia. Afterwards, we
enjoyed a fabulous lunch before boarding the Kuranda Scenic Railway back to
Cairns. We shared a compartment with two
very sweet young gals from Holland. We
traveled over Stoney Creek Falls and Jungarra Loop.
After our clean up, and a short nap, we ventured back to the
Esplanade to enjoy dinner and an ice cream.
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