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From Airlee Beach we went to Proserpine airport for the next leg of our journey. Proserpine airport is probably the most hi-tec airport I've ever seen. When we arrived there from Sydney we entered a small building with no signs for baggage claim. When we asked we were told that baggage collection was outside so out we went. After 20 minutes along come a go-cart pulling a few trailers of luggage, stops, unhitched the trailers and drives off. Everyone then had to rummage through the trailers for their bags.
So here we were at Proserpine again to fly to Brisbane to get a connection to Cairns. Although the two flights were with the same company we were told that we would have to collect our bags and re-check in in Brisbane.
We arrived in Cairns at 12.30am and straight to the hotel and were up at 7.30am for our tour to the rain-forest. First we went to Harvey's Crocodile Farm. The farm began in the early 1900's as a food stop on the road from Cairns to Port Douglas. After a while the owner though he needed a gimmick so he got a croc named Charlie and began to do shows. After that the place became very popular and he developed it into a farm where they now farm crocodiles for their skins. Below are some photos.
So here we were at Proserpine again to fly to Brisbane to get a connection to Cairns. Although the two flights were with the same company we were told that we would have to collect our bags and re-check in in Brisbane.
We arrived in Cairns at 12.30am and straight to the hotel and were up at 7.30am for our tour to the rain-forest. First we went to Harvey's Crocodile Farm. The farm began in the early 1900's as a food stop on the road from Cairns to Port Douglas. After a while the owner though he needed a gimmick so he got a croc named Charlie and began to do shows. After that the place became very popular and he developed it into a farm where they now farm crocodiles for their skins. Below are some photos.
1. Me holding a baby crocodile
2. Ana attempting to hold a crocodile. She refused to hold all of him!
3. Tex looking at the food from our boat.
4. Tex eating the same food.
5. This big guy is Paul. Paul was brought to the farm (for him it is kind of a retirement home) because he was causing trouble for some local farmers who were finding their cows without their heads and their dogs kept going missing. As a result they had him moved to the farm.
6. A termite nest, taller than me. The part that you can see is only one third of the complete size. two thirds of it are underground.
7. In Australia it is not only the animals that are vicious, the plants also have their unique sides. This above is a "Strangling Fig Tree". It starts on top of another tree and grows down the tree to the ground. From there it roots and over time strangles the tree inside it. As you can see from the picture above there is still a tree inside it. We saw older Strangling Fig Trees and there is just a cave like shelter inside as the original tree had dies and decayed.
8. This heart shaped leaf is from a stinger tree. It has small hairs on it and if you brush against it they will embed themselves in you. If you are very young or old hospital beckons. The little hairs are really difficult to remove. You can wax the area but some will still remain and they contain a really sore sting which reactivates when in contact with water, so you can't wash that area. This will probably last a few months. More Aussie dangers.
9. A view from our cable car on the way to Kuranda.
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