Our last blog entry gave only a brief sentence about our trip above into the Atherton tablelands. We travelled by scenic railway to Kuranda, 328m above sea level. The journey was stunning. How the engineers ever built the railway without modern day tools!! The journey took an hour and a half through the jungle, through cuttings and tunnels and over bridges. We stopped at the Barron Waterfall for photos. In Kuranda we walked into town and looked at the shops. We d...

We arrived at Cairns on Thursday late afternoon and were taken by minibus to Lakes Resort. We have a lovely apartment on a complex of 18 three storey blocks. There are 4 swimming pools, some with sandy beaches and also lagoons with fish and waterlilies. Friday we had a chill-out day and spent time around the pool and catching up with washing. We went into Cairns by bus to have a mooch around and do some shopping. The Cairns churches put on a free international co...