Today we finally had the rain that had been forecast for our stay, we have been so lucky with the weather and were ok to accept the rainy weather, it would have been better to have another nice day but it wasn't going to happen. After breakfast we decided to visit Kuranda and see if we can see Barron Falls, which were bursting with all of the rain.
We arrived at the Skyrail entrance, we decided to take the Skyrail to Kuranda and return instead of driving up, an interesting way to experience the Skyrail in the rain and clouds and at times you couldn't see the cable in front or any of the towers holding the cable up. We also had to close the windows on the cabin as the rain was coming inside.
We got out at the two stops to explore the rain forest, in the rain and also walk out to the Barron Falls lookout, which was a new viewing platform that allows you closer access to see the falls.
Kuranda township wasn't as lively as we remembered and we were unsure if this was due to the rainy weather or a victim of the pandemic, it used to always be bustling with loads of tourists. On our previous visits we've eaten at the pub (Kuranda Hotel Motel), but it wasn't opened which is a shame as it did good pub food.
We returned to Smithfield on the Skyrail and the clouds had moved in and at times you couldn't see the cable in front of you. We collected the car and returned to Port Douglas and the weather had fined up so we took an afternoon dip before getting ready for dinner.
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