Travel Diary - Day 8

Date: 3/24/97
Weather: hot and sunny
Place: Cairns

With nothing to do all day, I bought a Skyrail ticket which took me to 3 destinations by enclosed gondola over the rainforest canopy. It was pretty amazing stuff. There was a "save the rainforest by education" center at one stop, a short walkway through it at another, and the Barron Falls, which were running like they never had before, according to the guides, because of all the rain from the cyclone. It was spectacular, and the last stop was a small town in the middle of the rainforest, that I think could only be reached by Skyrail or train, called Kuranda. It existed solely for tourists, and I bought a crocodile foot. It came with a permit so I hope I can get it home.