Our day began aboard the Kuranda scenic rail, built 100 years ago during the gold rush. 15 tunnels up the mountain, all done by hand.

After a short visit to the village of Kuranda, where we toured the butterfly sanctuary, we descended the mountain by sky rail back into Cairns.

There we visited the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Center for reenactments and their history. Uncomfortably familiar to ours and the American Indians. We had lessons in spear throwing (don't depend on Terry or I for dinner) and how to throw a boomerang. Tip: do not throw like a frisbee or it will go straight up and come back to hit you in the head)