Well, our last day of activities began with a bus trip to a train. Our desitnation was Kuranda, in the mountains above Cairns. It was an hour and a half trip up the mountain in the Kuranda Scenic Trains passenger car. It was a slow journey though the views were phenomenal. 
Once we reached Kuranda, we had about an hour to tour around the town. We even managed to find a bird sancuary that was, in essence, a large aviary with lots of exotic birds. The reason Michael and I decided to enter was that they had Sun Conures! That's right, Julius' distant cousins. And there were LOTS of them. The guide mentioned that they are noisy, mischevious and demanded a lot of attention. In other words, they were just like Julius! 
There were many other birds and some of them would fly right up and land on you. We had a bag of food and we fed quite a few of them.
Once we reached Kuranda, we had about an hour to tour around the town. We even managed to find a bird sancuary that was, in essence, a large aviary with lots of exotic birds. The reason Michael and I decided to enter was that they had Sun Conures! That's right, Julius' distant cousins. And there were LOTS of them. The guide mentioned that they are noisy, mischevious and demanded a lot of attention. In other words, they were just like Julius! 
There were many other birds and some of them would fly right up and land on you. We had a bag of food and we fed quite a few of them. After the bird sancuary, we made our way back to the bus to go to Rainforestation. Here we experienced an army duck (circa 1945) ride through the rainforest - land and water! Those things are noisy! Every time the guide wanted to tell us something, he had to turn the thing off!
At 1:00 we were treated to a fabulous barbeque lunch with beef, chicken, salad bar, pasta, and a whole section I didn't even get to! Lunch was followed by a traditional aboriginal dance show, featuring several male performers painted up and dancing to the sounds of a digeridoo. That was followed by boomerang lessons (Michael was first up), a lesson in digeridoo playing and a spear throwing display! Finally, we wandered through the wildlife area and saw more kangaroos, koalas and crocodiles.
The very list item on the list of activities was a 7.5 km skyride! Yes, that's right! A skyride over the rainforest! The ride took about 40 minutes and the views were fantastic. 
Michael and I had a gondola to ourself for most of the trip down. Don't worry, we didn't push anyone out. There are two stations on the way down and the couple with us a the beginning got off at the first station!
Michael and I had a gondola to ourself for most of the trip down. Don't worry, we didn't push anyone out. There are two stations on the way down and the couple with us a the beginning got off at the first station!Tomorrow, we fly to Sydney and the next day we fly back to LA (and then Vancouver for me). I'd say we have both loved our trip. It seems like a long time ago that we took that rainforest trek back in Auckland two and a half weeks ago! I wish it wasn't coming to an end.
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