Cairns Queensland – Good Old Chinwagging

This morning we’re off on the scenic train from Cairns. It’s a better day weather-wise today, and we settle into the train for a pleasant 2-hour trip. The sugar cane is in flower all around here and looks rather lovely. The track goes through 15 short tunnels on the way, the longest being almost a mile…

2004 Cairns & Surrounds, Australian Fun, Camping, Road Trip

A Look at Cairns

June 15, 2004

Alison Herring

After parking the car in a city street, we walked down to the marina. Boy, there’s a few dollars worth of boat tied up down there. We walked around for ages, walked back up to the shopping area, and spent a bit of time there. We had lunch in a restaurant near the water, which…

2004 Cairns & Surrounds, Australian Fun, Camping, Road Trip

Camp Grounds Social Places to Meet People

June 14, 2004

Alison Herring

A bit of a lazy morning this morning, didn’t get up til after 7am, so it was after 9 before we had left the tent for the day. Our first stop was the BP in Kuranda and then the Barron Gorge Lookout. We parked the car and wandered out along the boardwalk and down onto the Barron Falls…

2004 Cairns & Surrounds, Australian Fun, Camping, Road Trip

Cairns on the Skyrail

June 13, 2004

Alison Herring

Today we’re going to take the Skyrail down to Cairns, so we got up around 6am and made breakfast. It’s a beautiful morning as we walk along the riverbank to the station . Before the tourists arrive for the day is a lovely time in Kuranda. We turn up at the Skyrail station just on 9am,…

2004 Cairns & Surrounds, Australian Fun, Camping, Road Trip

At Last we are in Kuranda

June 12, 2004

Alison Herring

We managed to grab a few hours of broken sleep and woke with the daylight around 6am. Vic had a look around outside and saw some other vehicles parked not far away, so we followed the road round that we came in on, and found a huge free campground! Well, not really a campground, as…

Good Old Chinwagging

Scenic Train from Cairns

A Look at Cairns

Camp Grounds Social Places to Meet People

Cairns on the Skyrail

At Last we are in Kuranda

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