Cairns, QLD

Week 5
June, 2004

Cairns, the far north tropical region of Queensland and adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef, is 3 hours by plane or 27 hours drive from Brisbane.

Greet Barrier Reef (Saxon Reef)
Greet Barrier Reef (Saxon Reef)
View from the Scenic Railway
View from the Scenic Railway
Beautiful mountains in the rainforest
Beautiful mountains in the rainforest
Our train making its way up to Kuranda
Our train making its way up to Kuranda
View of Cairns and the coastline
View of Cairns and the coastline
Waterfall...we stopped here to get out and take a view
Waterfall...we stopped here to get out and take a view
View of the rainforest river from the Skyrail
View of the rainforest river from the Skyrail
Dense rainforest from the Skyrail
Dense rainforest from the Skyrail
Gorge through the rainforest from the Skyrail
Gorge through the rainforest from the Skyrail
The Skyrail
The Skyrail
Curtain Fig Tree
Curtain Fig Tree
Duck on the lake at the beginning of our river cruise
Duck on the lake at the beginning of our river cruise
Turtle
Turtle
Beautiful lakeshore
Beautiful lakeshore
One of the largest trees at the lake
One of the largest trees at the lake
Reflection in the water
Reflection in the water
Eel
Eel
Turtles
Turtles
The bed & breakfast on the lake
The bed & breakfast on the lake
One of the exotic plants near the B&B
One of the exotic plants near the B&B
Sunday night out to the pub with Lauren #1, Lauren #2, Me (USA), Rory, Nina and Chris (England)
Sunday night out to the pub with Lauren #1, Lauren #2, Me (USA), Rory, Nina and Chris (England)
Cairns Central YHA Courtyard
Cairns Central YHA Courtyard
In front of the YHA before heading to the airport
In front of the YHA before heading to the airport
View of Cairns from the plane
View of Cairns from the plane
Coastline just south of Cairns
Coastline just south of Cairns
Good view of Cairns
Good view of Cairns
Passing over a small island
Passing over a small island
Small part of the Great Barrier Reef
Small part of the Great Barrier Reef
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