Bob and Joyce Adventurers in Australia

Bob and Joyce Australian Adventure
May 22 - June 8, 2003

Cairns - Kuranda

	Welcome to Cairns (in the rain).
	The Skyrail at Kuranda. This gondola cable car goes up the mountain and above the canopy of the rain forest making several stops.
	Walking through the rainforest on one of the stops.
	The Golden Orb spider. The webs are awesome. It is not dangerous to humans.
	Continuing up the mountain.
	Our return train deep in the valley.
	The Bat Lady holds a fruit bat. She rescues injured and ill bat and returns them (if possible) to the wild. She had about 100 bats at the time we were there. One time she had 1000 adults and 300 juveniles - kept her busy. Interesting operation called "Bat Reach".
	The decorated locomotive of the Kuranda Scenic Railway.
	During the normal wet season (summer), this gorge is filled with raging water. Now it is the dry season (winter) and It has been dryer than normal, hence a trickle.
	The carriage of the train. There were 12 cars in the train. 15 tunnels in the 15 mile route. The Sky Rail and Train are one of the major land attactions in Cairns. The other key attraction is the Great Barrier Reef.

	Downtown, a small deserted beach surrounded by a huge expanse of tidal mud.
	Sunbathers on the grass around a huge swimming pool.
	The sand "beach" around the swimming pool filled with salt water.
	The pool
	Downtown
	Signs to lots of interesting places
	Swimming is not possible in the ocean in the northern tropics because of the jellyfish. Nets are used to provide relatively safe swimming. The nets come down in the winter from June until September.