Cairns, Day 1
In the last weekend of July, we visited Cairns, in Tropical North Queensland. It was warm and loads of fun!

   

Jul 28, 2007
Cairns City Square.
Cairns City Square.
Playground adjacent to the square.
Restored post office.
Walking down main street.
The Wildlife Dome in the middle of the city.
Black cockatoos.
Flew freely around the dome.
And you can observe them really closely, too.
Who's watching who? A Laughing Kookaburra.
There were two & we were lucky enough to hear them laugh.
A Kookaburra eating.
The Kookaburra is to the right.
This is a Tawny Frogmouth Owl.
Except it's not an owl at all!
A Tawny Frogmouth being fed. Look at that mouth!
Another Tawny Frogmouth eating.
A Bush-Stone Curlew. They're about 2-feet tall.
A Blue-Tongue Lizard.
A female Frilled Dragon.
A male Eastern Water Dragon.
Another, plumper, Eastern Water Dragon.
A King Parrot.
A Koala–not sleeping!
A Pademelon. They're about as big as a mid-size dog.
View across the bay from the Wildlife Dome.
Beautiful Tibouchina flowers.
Cairns, when the tide is out.
View from the boardwalk.
View down the boardwalk.
Muddy's Playground.
Muddy's Playground.
Muddy's Playground.
The Swimming Lagoon.
The Swimming Lagoon butts up to the ocean.
You can't swim in the ocean in Cairns because of saltwater crocodi...
The Swimming Lagoon.
The Swimming Lagoon.
The Swimming Lagoon.
Don't be fooled. The water was cold.
Jul 29, 2007
Freshwater train station.
A railway car turned into a cafe.
Mary stands in front of the Kuranda Scenic Railway logo.