Rex Lookout -on the road from Port Douglas to Cairns. to take the skyrail to Kuranda. We leave the Caravonica Terminal far below us. in a gondola suspended on the cable-way. that travels above the tropical rainforest. With the canopy on the side of the hill, it is almost in your face. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Rex Lookout -on the road from Port Douglas to Cairns
Rex Lookout -on the road from Port Douglas to Cairns
to take the skyrail to Kuranda.
We leave the Caravonica Terminal far below us
in a gondola suspended on the cable-way
that travels above the tropical rainforest.
With the canopy on the side of the hill, it is almost in your face
and a good way to see all the plants that live in the canopy top.
We climb even higher
and looking down can make you dizzy
but to the side
it is awe inspiring.
Having reached the top, there is a sky way “plateau””
that travels high above the rainforest.
Looking back at the pylons
and out across the landscape.
The railway cuts into the hill opposite.
The Hydro- Electric Power Station
harnesses power from the Barron River Falls
that tumble deep into the gorge far below.
At the moment the falls are a trickle
But they are ferocious during the “wet” !
The water is held back by
a dam at the top of the falls.
We take off again across the terrain,
heading over the Rainforest
that lies deep below us.
Kuranda is seen over in the distance
The Skyrail crosses the Barron River.
Looking back at the rainforest on its banks.
The body of a wrecked aircraft at the entrance to the Kuranda Heritage Markets.
At the end of the day we return to Cairns
Preferring the gondola to the train option.
Jim and the airsick unwell
webwuff, caught on
candid camera.
On the way home we stop in at Palm Cove, also aptly named.