Kuranda, AU 10-28-08

Train

Skyrail

Butterefly

Koala

Kuranda, AU 10/28/08
We took a 1 ½ hour trip on the Skyrail Cableway. The trip goes over the rainforest canopy. Inga, I looked for you for cockatiels. They live in this area. Just at the highest point, I saw a flash of white and a beautiful white cockatiel landed on the top of a tree. There were two stations to get off and explore. As we walked around, I could just envision the Robinson Caruso Treehouse in Disneyland. We spent the day in Kuranda Village. One of the highlights was the Butterfly Sanctuary. I took photos of Wayne holding the video camera with butterflies sitting on his hand. We went into the Koala Gardens and I held the second Koala in my lifetime. The first time was with my kids in the Gold Coast. Wayne stood with me as the Koala just relaxed.
We took a 1 ½ hour trip to Cairns on the Kuranda Railway. The engine is painted with an aboriginal theme. The train hugged the mountain peaks and traveled past waterfalls and the area power plant.