As I got into Cairns yesterday I checked the 7 day forecast and found out that it is supposed to rain for all 5 days that I am here. In fact, Cairns hasn't gotten this much rain in October in over 70 years. The rain did stop today for a little bit and I was able to take a 4 mile gondola ride over the rainforest to a town called Kuranda north of Cairns. Here are some pictures from the ride:
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| Barron Falls |
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| Barron Falls |
Here are some interesting facts I learned about the Queensland Rainforest today:
- It has been around for over 120 million consecutive years, making it the oldest continuously living rainforest in the world
- Dinosaurs lived in this rainforest for 60 million years
- Rainforests like this used to cover the entire continent of Australia, now they cover just .26%
- The #1 animal people come to see here are the two species of tree kangaroo. Unfortunately, I didn't see any but here is a picture of one I found online:
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