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stui magpie wrote:I'm trying to follow that.

You started at Mossman and went on the gorge tour (utterly brilliant I agree, I've done it 4 or 5 times), then went north to the Daintree, then headed back south again? Did you cross the river and go through the forest or just got to the river and turned around?
At which location re the river?
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stui magpie wrote:I'm trying to follow that.

You started at Mossman and went on the gorge tour (utterly brilliant I agree, I've done it 4 or 5 times), then went north to the Daintree, then headed back south again? Did you cross the river and go through the forest or just got to the river and turned around?
At which location re the river?
Daintree ferry is the only place you can cross the river. Did you ride to the ferry crossing or to Daintree Village?
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While you're up there, get up to Kuranda for a day. Steam train from Cairns, chair lift from Smithfield (just north of Cairns) or drive.

Years ago I did the bus from Cairns to the chair lift, spent the day in Kuranda, nice lunch at the pub there, then the train back. The train goes past the barron falls which at this time of year won't be much but you'll get the idea
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stui magpie wrote:While you're up there, get up to Kuranda for a day. Steam train from Cairns, chair lift from Smithfield (just north of Cairns) or drive.

Years ago I did the bus from Cairns to the chair lift, spent the day in Kuranda, nice lunch at the pub there, then the train back. The train goes past the barron falls which at this time of year won't be much but you'll get the idea
ill second the train, its awesome! didnt like that bloody chairlift, scared the crap out of me!!

Kuranda is beautiful, was even better 30 years ago before it got popular, the station was covered in flower gardens.
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Big sook, it's as smooth as. Not scary at all. Great view but.
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It was frigging cold. You were dressed like you were on an antarctic expedition, so no surprises you weren't cold. :wink:
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stui magpie wrote:It was frigging cold. You were dressed like you were on an antarctic expedition, so no surprises you weren't cold. :wink:
Bugger I was hoping your memory was as bad as mine!! :lol: :lol:
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