Wednesday Feb 8th 2012
Another tender Port today. Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Kuranda & Scenic Railway Ships Tour today. We were late arriving so the whole day seemed rushed.
Straight from the tender to 4 waiting buses and off to Cairns we went. Over and hour on the well air-conditioned bus before arriving at the start of the Skyrail.
The Scenery was lovely as we went across the top of the rainforest. The humidity level was very high today so it was and energy draining day. The cable car ride is about 7 km and you end up in Kuranda.
We only had 40 mins to eat and explore the town, before being shuttled to the Railway Station.
The Scenic Railway traverses through the Kuranda Mountains, passing waterfalls, crossing 37 bridges, and travelling through 15 tunnels in the Baron Gorge National Park. The views were great, but the carriages were very stuffy.
Our buses were waiting for us when we arrived in Cairns and so e we driven back to Port Douglas in our wonderfully cool coaches. I slept much of the way.
Back in Port Douglas we were herded onto the tenders with no time to even get a glimpse of what the town had to offer.
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| Cairns from Skyrail |
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| Baron Gorge from Skyrail |
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| Baron gorge from Train |
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| Kuranda Local |
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| Scenic railway |
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| Skycar View |
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