What a day! Early in the morning we booked a ride on the Kuranda Scenic Railway that goes down the Barron Gorge from Kuranda (about 60 km from Atherton) to Cairns and a return ride on the Skyrail (tram). The train was scheduled to depart at 2 PM. In the meantime, we went to the Coffee Works in Mareeba. The Coffee Works has a fascinating museum of coffee apparati – roasters, grinders, expresso machines, coffee makers and, and of course, drinking vessels of different kinds. The museum supposedly has the largest collection of coffee gadgets anywhere. In the museum you learn about the history of coffee making, where coffee is grown, how it is processed and how coffee is used in different cultures. For a very nominal fee you can tour the museum, sample as much as you like of any (or all) of the dozen or so coffee styles available. The coffees they serve are not only Australian, but Nicaraguan, Ethiopian, Columbian and a number of others. The Coffee Works also produces several different types of chocolates which you can sample as much as you like as well. Unfortunately, there is not much information about chocolate in the museum, but nonetheless, the Coffee Works is truly a “must see” for anyone coming to this part of Australia.

After pigging out on chocolate samples, we headed for Kuranda to catch our train. We arrived early enough to give us time to explore the town which is a very picturesque, tourist town. At 2 PM we caught our train and headed down the gorge. What an incredible view you get from the train which hugs the side of the mountains all the way down to Cairns. You look straight down into the gorge on one side and straight up the cliffs on the other. You pass through nine tunnels and cross over about 50 bridges before you get to the bottom. Along the way there are fantastic views of the Stoney Creek Falls, Barron Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls as well as Barron Gorge. The ride down takes about 1 ½ hours. At the bottom, there is a shuttle that takes you from the train station to the Skyrail terminal.

The ride up in the Skyrail gondola is equally fascinating. You see much of the same country, but from a totally different perspective. The Skyrail ride is in three parts with two way stations along the way where you can get out, wander around the rain forest and get back on at your leisure. If you time it right you can catch a park ranger guide around the rain forest at each of the way stations. The return ride on the tram was also about 1 ½ hours and we arrived back in Kuranda at about 6 PM.

Not wanting to cook after a long day, we opted to return to the International Club for supper and had a delightful dinner. Then, back to our cabin to work on our blog, read our story and tuck in for the night.
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At the Coffee Works, we ran into a couple who strongly recommended that we visit the Herberton Historical Village in Herberton which is also not far from Atherton. After looking into that, we decided that was a must. From the brochure it appears to be an Australian version of Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. So you can guess where we’ll be tomorrow.

Cheers,
Wayne & Peggy