Today is going to be cooler – 29 degrees – we heard that there had been snow in the UK with up to 4 inches in parts down the east side – impossible to imagine.
Just outside of Cairns there is a sky rail which runs over the rain forest to the village of Kerunda – 7.5km in length. It is an amazing feat of engineering and took only 1 year to build after 7.5 years trying to obtain permission. The towers were built in a way to cause minimum disturbance to the forest, any plants moved were numbered and replaced after the towers were complete. All work was done by hand, and helicopters transported large structures in so no roads were created. The carriages ride just above the canopy of the forest giving fantastic views over the coast, hills and forest canopy. The ride is in three stages. At the first stage you disembark and take a guided walk through the forest; stage two offers viewing stations over Barron falls and the final stage takes you to Kerunda village. On route are views of Barron river, gorge and falls.
Kerunda village has a large number of shops and traditional craft market stalls with some fascinating gifts – the kangaroo stall was particularly amusing as they had leather coin pouches made of kangaroo scrotum. We purchased a small gift at this stall for Debbie to help her deal with the cold weather – can’t say what it is as it will spoil the surprise but once she has received it we will tell all – keep an eye out for the postman in about two weeks Debs.
Our final night’s camp is based at the foot of the rain forest close to the Barron River. Delightful.
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