Kuranda with Katrin

The Train and Station
Katrin and I in the Cable Car ...............................
Rainforest from the air
Arriving back in Cairns from the Tablelands I bumped into Katrin .. last seen in Broome on the easy rider tour, and so we headed for the really tourist trip up to Kuranda by Cable Car and then back by Scenic Railway! Apart from the 75 minute bus journey around Cairns to pick up everyone else and wait for them to pay the balances on their trips (Weird Oz way of just paying a deposit when you book a trip????) The actual journeys were the best part of the day as the scenery was stunning. Kuranda itself is unworthy of any photos .. even a digital one as it is purely a shopping centre for tourists .. we managed to avoid the mass of tacky shops although I did get very close to buying a $350!!! opal necklace .. maybe next time!

Attempting Wooffing!

The resident Kangaroo at Springmount
I intended to stay up in the Table lands above Cairns for a weeks wooffing(working in exchange for accomodation, food and horse riding) at Springmount Ranch however only lasted 48 hours! The Farm in itself is a great place if your a guest however as a helper I think I am too old to be told how to cut up a caspian, shut the cutlery draw quitely and prewash every item that went in the dishwasher ... apparently I also cut up vegetables too quickly .. I think there is a difference between being a naive 21 year old doing this and me!!! So I made my excuses and headed back down to cairns.