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June 26th 2009 by Trish Code
Well, this is probably my last blog entry before Canada! Since winter has set in, life has been a little less hectic and a little more relaxed. So, let’s see, April and May....visiting with friends and family, Mudgee Wine and Food Festival in Manly, I bought a sewing machine!!, found a yoga class and a friend to go with, said bon voyage to good friends Dale and Samina who are off on a year long adventure somewhere in Asia-Pacific, I shook the hand of a famous cricket player Glenn McGrath at the Wharf Bar (not that I knew who he was or anything about cricket!) celebrated happy baby news for Kris and Taryn!! We spent Easter in Coffs Harbour with Katherine, Steve and Matt’s Mom which was very relaxing. The new beachside condo is just beautiful and it will be so nice to visit in the summer. As for the Easter weekend we ate, drank, ate and slept - very lazy since it rained for 3 days straight. And it wasn’t as if they needed rain! Coffs Harbour had had terrible flooding just the week before we got there but luckily Matt’s house is on the top of the hill and
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Kuranda Scenic Railway
The railway has quite an interesting history and was quite an engineering feat - through hand-carved tunnels, over very steep bridges and through the rainforest.
Waterfalls
Through the open windows of the train you get unobstructed views of the rainforest and waterfalls.
Tribute to the Engineers
The railway was built between 1882 and 1891 (15 tunnels, 37 bridges, 328 m elevation) and many people lost their lives building it.
Map of Kuranda
The map shows all the walks and points of interest but there really was no way we were going to get lost.
Cable car through the canopy
It was so fun gliding over the rainforest in the cable car. It had a window so you could stick your head out....but you weren't supposed to!
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