Far North Queensland 2019

Cairns, 14-17 June

		Our first day in Cairns, we visited Lake Barrine, a volcanic crater lake on the way up to the Atherton Tablelands. †
		The area obviously gets a lot of rainfall. †
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		Coming down the range from Kuranda to Cairns, there were good views of the coast ... *
		and Cairns airport. *
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		Cairns has a very pleasant waterfront, including this large free pool area. *
		Early on 16 June, we were joined by our son Cameron, who now lives in the USA with his wife and their son, Ryden. *
		We ate that night in a good restaurant at the Cairns Aquarium. *
		The next day, we headed off to Millaa Millaa Falls, on the Atherton Tablelands and quite a bit south of Cairns. †
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		The younger members of the family went for a swim in the pool at the base of the falls. †
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		We had lunch at a nearby cafe, with this view over the tablelands. †
		The next day, we took the historic train journey from Cairns to Kuranda. †
		The Barron River Falls used to be magnificent, but a combination of low rainfall and diversion for hydro electricity left only a trickle for us to see. †
		The Barron River near Kuranda. *
		We went back to Cairns on the Skyrail cable way, giving good views of the rain forest. †
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When we got back to Cairns, we drove on to stay at Port Douglas.