Road Trip - Ending on a High

Day 4: Cairns Sky Rail and Scenic Train

What a day to be going on the sky rail, we woke up to a bright sunny day.

Brax was a bit worried about the sky rail, but jumped aboard and only got a bit worried when the sky rail took off at a rapid speed to get going. Lachlan the dare devil loved the sky rail.

We stopped of at Barren Falls on the way up and then had a few hours at Kuranda before getting the scenic train back down the mountains.

We had lunch on the river, next to the beautiful rainforest. Then the boys had a game of putt putt golf while I went for a wander through the markets, which were quite disappointing. I was hoping for lovely home made items, but it was lots of china imported crap!

The train back down the mountain was a tad hot, but a great way to see the rainforest. Can you believe the train tunnels were dug by hand with only picks and shovels! And if you wanted a job working on the railway line, you had to have your own equipment (pick and shovel).Leia mais