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Published: June 10th 2015
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Freshwater Station
Freshwater station in a suburb of Cairns. Only about 12 km from Cairns. It was a little bit drizzly. Hi all, what a great day today has been. It is one of the highlights of the trip. It was a full day. First we drove an hour to a small country train station called Freshwater Station. It reminded me of the Puffing Billy station. The carriages were old and rattly. Had a diesel though. The Train took us up to the top of a part of the great Dividing Range to a place called Kuranda. We had lunch there and went to all of the markets and stalls etc. it was full on. It reminded me of a less yuppy version of Port Douglas. Anyhow was nice to see. A little rain mixed in made it interesting. It was certainly colder than the Cape. On the way back we went down using a cable car called Skyrail. Well this was the best. I have never been over the top of one of the oldest rain forests in the world and certainly can see how dense the bush is here. No chance of any bush fires here. Everything is so green and lush. Anyhow Tracey was terrified of the Skyrail. It was so funny to stand up in the car and
Waiting for the Train
I was disappointed it wasn't Puffing Billy. watch her get more terrified. It was a great experience and one that everyone should do. Anyhow got to the bottom of the Skyrail in one piece and waited for a bus transfer back to our car at Freshwater station. Back home at about 5 am. Now getting the cars ready for the trip back tomorrow. We are planning to drive a different way home. Our first stop will be Emerald which is 1,060km from Port Douglas. I am doing push ups today to get ready for the trip hahahaha. Tonight we are going to Port Douglas town and getting a pizza. The last night up North. By the way, Xavier is fishing on the wharf at Port Douglas already. We will meet him there a little later.
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