Waterfalls and Paronella Park


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April 8th 2009
Published: June 7th 2009
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April 8th: The good thing, at least the good thing for me, about Kevin not wanting to go on any tours is that I get to go on two (instead of just one)! For my second day trip I went on a tour focusing on the rainforest, waterfalls, and Paronella Park (castles!). Again, I was picked up right outside of the hostel very early in the morning by the tour guide in a small, ten-seater van. The group was... Read Full Entry



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Countryside

A shot of the Aussie countryside.
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Mamu Walkway 01

A boardwalk over and through the rainforest. Beautiful!
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Mamu Walkway 02

A view from the walkway. See the mist!
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Mamu Walkway 03

Another shot of the rainforest.
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Mamu Walkway 04

Yet another picture from the boardwalk.
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Mamu Walkway 05

Me on the boardwalk. Yes, it was still raining!
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Paronella Park 01

The waterfalls at Paronella Park. The water is flowing fast due to the heavy rainfall.
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Paronella Park 02

Part of the castle ruins.
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Paronella Park 03

Another shot of the castle ruins. I believe this used to be the ballroom.
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Paronella Park 04

Steps leading down to the lower part of the property.
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Paronella Park 05

Another shot of the castle ruins. Would have been magnificent in its day!
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Paronella Park 06

Jose named this falls Theresa Falls, after his daughter.
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Sugar Bananas

We stopped on the way back to Cairns at a roadside market. I bought some sugar bananas, which were very sweet and tiny!



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