Floating in the clouds above Cairns

Cairns Skyrail has a round tour ticket where you take the gondola above the trees one way and the scenic, historical train the other way. 

We took the gondola up to Kuranda, with a couple of stops on the way. The technology is impressive: huge Russian helicopters were used to drop the pylons into place so that the forest was not destroyed with access roads. 

A cloudy start soon cleared for some super views high above the rainforest. 

Right on time, a rainbow unfolded before us.

Up in Kuranda, we toured the main street, discovered the old market with its narrow laneways and dinky shops.

We then popped into Birdworld where a cheeky parrot gave Robert a bloodletting nip, much to Gen's amusement.

At Kuranda's heritage station, a group of young Aborigine buskers were performing a dance.

It was then all aboard the vintage train for a steep descent through dripping rainforests and past rushing waterfalls, back to ground level.