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Today we headed for the hills and the Aboriginal village of Karunda in some of the oldest rainforest on the planet. Our guide for the day was Glen a real Aussie Guy who says things like " fair dinkum" and " stubbies". The sort of chap you would feel safe with if you came across a 9 meter croc (we saw some from a distance thankfully swimming away from us) when you were not expecting to or even a large boa constrictor. We were told in full detail by Glen How he had to rescue his large dog Milly from the jaws of one such snake earlier this year. Actually his wife seemed to take the lead in the rescue and thankfully it was a happy ever after story as Milly is still with us. Just a bit of croc trivia for you. Did you know that crocodiles keep growing all their lives so the bigger they are the older they are, hopefully a hundred year old would be toothless and deaf even if it was the size of a bus!
You get the flavour of the conversation for the day.
Our trip up in to the forest was by sky rail rainforest cable way. A 50 minute cable car ride over the top of the canopy with a couple of stops on the way to go on boardwalks through the treetops to get a closer look. All quite fascinating but not for vertigo sufferers. When settlers first came to Australia areas three and a half times the size of uk were destroyed that is two thirds of the total forest. Thankfully now we are more informed about these things and the areas are protected.
Arriving at the village of Karunda we had lunch, did a bit of souvenir shopping and got more closely aquatinted with the local bird life ( see photos) before heading back down the mountain on an old mining railway.
Well that concludes our whistle stop tour of Queensland and the tropical north. Back on the road again in the morning for the cooler climes of Sydney. See you there.
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Min. I wonder what the little bird is whispering in your ear David?You both look so well and suntanned!What an adventure you are having.Memory cafe entertainment for a month or so sorted when you get back Heather with all those lovely photos.Enjoy Sydney.Looking forward to the next blog.
Peter & Angela So glad you did get to the Rainforests with all it's delights - quite unbelievable! Next onto more contrasts in Sydney. Give our love to Alex.