Kel was quick off the mark when we arrived last night and booked us in for the SkyRail / Kuranda train combo before she went to bed.
We started at SkyRail at 11am and had a couple of stops along the way at the landing areas. At each of these you can get out and walk around. At the first one there was an interesting guided tour with the ranger.
Once we got up to Kuranda, the first stop was the pub for lunch. Kel got a burger and I got a guiness pot pie. All very yummy. After lunch we had a wander around the markets for awhile.
Blake ended up buying a necklace to make him ‘look gangsta’ … whatever that means. I suspect ‘complete berk’ is pretty close to the look he’s trying to achieve.
Kel was very happy as she found a chilli place that had heaps of sauces to choose from. When we went to Bali we had to throw a lot of sauces away, since the fridge wasn’t working for that week. So she bought up big today.
The favorite so far is the one on the right made from ghost chilli. Rated 14/10 for hotness … we tried a bit on dinner tonight and a few drops does the trick. Kel was even sweating and thats pretty rare. Habanero chilli seems to have little effect on her at all, so this sauce is dynamite. How many brave souls will have a taste when we get home?
Time to catch the Kuranda train back down the mountains to Freshwater station at Redlynch. From there, we got a shuttle bus back to the SkyRail terminal to collect the car.
The Kuranda railway is a bit of an engineering marvel considering most of it was done in the late 1800’s, early 1900’s. 15 tunnels and 50+ bridges is just a phenomenal achievement. It was built primarily to support the mining towns in the area, but by the time it was completed the mining had all but dried up. The railway found much use during WW2 though with about 40 regular troop and supply trains per day using the line.
Back to the park, just on dark, but still time enough for a swim in the pools and spas.
