We started off in the morning heading towards Cairns for the Kuranda Scenic Railway ride, but the kids were getting restless so we took a detour via Cattana Wetlands, just to let them stretch their legs. However we decided to walk all the way to the bird hide and just as well we did because we saw a Royal Spoonbill there! Well worth the trip!
It was damn hot so I was hoping to get out of there as soon as possible, and we headed off the the Scenic Railway to find that it leaves at 2 times, both before we got there! So we changed plans and drove up to Kuranda and I caught the train down with the kids after we had a look at the Butterfly House.
Then onto the train!
It took almost 2 hours for a full journey, with one stop in between. The kids seemed to really enjoy that, and also weren't scared of the tunnels. Hubby picked us up at Cairns and then we headed to the Esplanade so the kids could play in the water for a bit.
My son was popular with Japanese tourists. They all seemed to stop and look at him and take pictures of him playing with the small fountains in the shallow end of the Esplanade. Hubby was out taking pictures of seabirds and he got some real beauties.
Then we had Japanese sushi train style for dinner. It was one of the only times this holiday they weren't being forcefed their food, or them gorging themselves on potato chips. I was happy because they were eating fish, vegies (seaweed, edamame and cucumber) as well as rice. They fell asleep on the way home, and just as well, because we have an early start tomorrow for more birdwatching!
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