The Captain Cook Highway which closely follows the coast from Pt. Douglas to Cairns is spectacular. It winds its way south , offering stunning views all the way. There are some sections where slower vehicles can pull over the allow faster traffic to pass. A good thing as it is slow going for caravans
Cairns pier on a wet day.
This was a big day. We drove from our caravan park to Freshwater station and caught the Kuranda Scenic Railway to the World Heritage listed rainforest in the refurbished, original, red wooden heritage carriages. We sat six abreast facing each other as the train slowly made its way to Kuranda, 328 metres above sea level.
Kuranda village was a charming tourist trap with a hippy edge.
We walked the circular track from the village and talked to a couple of rangers who assured us we'd see some of the elusive cassowarys at Mission Beach when we got there. We hope so.
If you want , you can go in a gondola with a glass bottom, or an open top. We settled for the traditional roofed one with a metal floor, which made both Glenn and Ken feel better. Neither of them are too comfortable traversing a rainforest 260 metres above ground level, but after surviving the journey, both admitted to enjoying the experience.
After lunch in the village and ended up in the pub for a cold ale before catching the Skyrail back to Cairns. chairlift stops at Red Peak station and Barron Falls station where we got off and did the boardwalks at each stopOn the way it stopped for some photo opportunities of Barron Falls.
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