Cairns, Kuranda Railway and Skyrail

Swooping high above the rainforest with cockatiels, kookaburra and parrots flying below you the cable car up to the quaint village of Kuranda is so long you have to do it in three sections. As we boarded, the first thing we glided over was a field of kangaroo before heading high above the tree tops,…

Crocodile Safari

A new Australian port for me, Arlie Beach (pronounced early beach) and my tour was the amazing Arlie Beach Crocodile Safari. This would involve a short bus ride before swamp boat and tractor tour through the swamps and bush. I was escort and unfortunately there were only enough seats on the boat for guests, but…

Brisbane Baby

A sea day later we found ourselves in Brisbane and my tour would take me an hour and a half north to The Australia Zoo. Bought by the legendary crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, it’s now run by his family and we visited on what would have been his 61st birthday with his son Robert in…