Rainforest

Kuranda & Skyrail

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August 1st 2008
After a lie in and a late breakfast we were picked up from our hotel at about 11.30 for our day trip to Kuranda. The trip was run by Glenn a very nice chap and there were only 7 other guests, the coach journey took about 40mins again along the beautiful sea coastal road to the skyrail station just outside Cairns. The Skyrail system was installed above the protected rainforest over a distance of ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more