Kuranda - Cairns
Kuranda: Still raining very heavily. Not much fun hitching up in the rain. Coming down in buckets. Wet and bedraggled - quick dry off and we were on the road again. Could not see anything on the way. Too dark and gloomy. Arrived at Fishery Falls and still raining heavily. Rain too heavy to go anywhere, a cup of chocolate and a nap perhaps. Still raining!!!! The caravan park looks nice. Clouds hanging so low about the mountains, plus the rain, could not see them. Went for a drive up to Cairns to check it out. It actually stopped raining by the time we got there.
The drive up the mountain was very steep and winding. World Heritage listed tropical rain forest towered over the road on both sides. Unfortunately, the clouds were hanging very low this day, so could see nothing at the look outs on the way up. Got to Kuranda Village, a busy little place. Then straight to Barron Falls.
There was a beautiful walkway through the rain forest to the waterfall and Kuranda Railway Station. Because the clouds were so low, it was very eerie and misty. There were patches where we could not see anything above or below the high walkway. IN THIS SECTION Kuranda-Cairns(this page) Babinda Boulders Falls Atherton Tableland 
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