We started off this action packed day on a bus to the sky rail. We wanted to do the sky rail because it it much like a sky lift, only it flies right over the tropical rain forest! It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL and breath taking, you couldn't even see the ground because of all the plant life. It was crazy because back home cockatoos, the big white birds with a yellow mow hock, are really only kept as personal pets... well here they are wild and it was crazy to see them just flying around over the tree tops! There were two options to stop along the sky rail to walk through the rain forest but we decided to go straight up and do that on the way down. The destination of the sky rail was a little, artsy town called Kuranda. This town was filled with cool shops and nice cafes. This is where I had my first MEAT PIE! I have heard so much about these little guys and for good reason because it was delicious!! I had a steak and pepper one, which was soo tasty but I can't wait to try all of the others.. They are much like a chicken pot pie from back home but BETTER. We walked around the shops and hung out in Kuranda for a couple of hours before getting back on the sky rail. On the way back I was getting a little bored all cooped in that little box of a cart so I jumped up and proposed the idea to do something crazy! Soooooooo we did back bends, handstands, hung upside down, surfed... all sorts of fun things and we even took pictures to prove it. It was great fun. The stops on the way down were beautiful! We got to see Baron Falls, a waterfall, up close and I think I have to say that this was the first real waterfall I have seen in my 20 years! After we got down to the bottom starting point it was time for Tjapkai, an aboriginal culture park!
The aboriginal people are the native people to Australia, so their story is much like that of our Native Americans. It was fascinating learning the culture of the people and hearing that it is still very much alive. They told stories in their native language, of course translating for us, gave a little talk on the didgeridoo (a musical instrument that makes marvelous music), sang and danced for us and even let us join in! It was great fun BUT the highlight of my day was getting the opportunity to throw a boomerang and a spear, SO COOL!!
SATURDAY- Horse riding through the rain forest!
I love horses and although I have ridden before none of my experiences have been like this one! The ride was absolutely fantastic. The trails went through the rain forests and it was legit because it was actually raining a little bit haha. The trail was very narrow, just big enough for the horses to get by, so we were literally immersed in the rain forest itself! I was the next person in line after the guide and she was telling me that with the first ride of the morning you have to be really careful of all the spider webs between the trees along the path, greatttt yall know how I love spiders... and what did we see?! yep you guessed it, the BIGGEST spider I have ever seen in my life! it was about the size of a ruler and it was black and yellow, EW! We were able to take the horses off trotting which was soo fun! i am soo used to just walking the horses and that can get boring after a while but trotting is real exciting! We had to wait around a lot for the Japanese tour group we were riding with which made me practice the virtue of patience, which you all know I need help with... the best part of the trip was the fact that we got to wade in a river with the horses! this river was crystal clear water and the horses went as deep as their backs in the water, so we got all wet but it was amazingggg!! my boss went the next day with her daughter and I so wished we had run into each other accidentally on the first day because that would have been so funny!
SUNDAY- Green Island
Kristen and Marcy work at the zoo together with lots of other interns and volunteers. One girl from Germany is living with a host family and they were taking her to green island, so she kindly extended the off to us Americans :] We gladly accepted this offer and away we went! It turns out her family was the most lovely family ever, honestly they were the cutest little (well big, they had 5 kids) australian family everrrr. The boat ride was magical. it was a huge boat but acted like a speed boat, it was sooo fast! There were more Japanese tourists on this trip as well BUT you will never believe what happened! this group of about three girls and 1 guy were taking pictures the entire time! like every angle possible on the boat was taken... One of the ladies even had an outfit change, like were they serious? all they are going to remember of the trip is taking pictures.. we finally arrived at the island and it is breath taking! the water is soo blue and the island is sooo green (probably where they got the name haha) The island had a lot to offer.. wind surfing, diving, snorkeling, treasure hunts, sea creature building, volleyball tourneys, BBQ, and PARASAILING!! I had always wanted to do it soooo i finally did it!! Jana (the German volunteer) and I did it!! the views were marvelous and the ride was so exciting because it was a really windy day :] I never wanted to come down and then when we sadly did, I never wanted to get off the little boat- it was just so beautiful and relaxing! when we finally did go back to the island the whole group decided to snorkel... but the conditions were poor and the water was to murky right off the land so we couldn't see much. Instead we decided to partake in the sea creature building and sculpted a mermaid, she was beautiful- looked JUST like the little mermaid.. Then for the rest of the day we enjoyed a live band and just sat back and relaxed the day away on Green Island!
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Until next time :]
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