I'm disappointed to report that I did not go to the Great Barrier Reef. We pulled into port to rain and an overcast sky with dark clouds all around. We called our helicopter company to see what the expected weather would be for the afternoon when we needed to come back from the Great Barrier Reef. They did not have a favorable prediction and as a result we decided to go to Kuranda, a rain forest area instead. It was a horrible mistake as the weather cleared up and we could have done the full tour. We made the decision with the best information we had and I am heart broken that I didn't decide to chance it and go. One of our tour members correctly pointed out that the risk would have been worth it if we had a nearby town for our next port but our next one is Rabaul in Papa New Guinea. The ship's tour went and in this case I lost big by planning my own tour. Everyone I talked to had a great time.
Moving on to what I did do. I had a very pleasant relaxed day. We took a cab to the Kuranda Village in the World Heritage Rainforest. We had a great cab driver who gave us a nice tour on the way up. I took the first pic. at a scenic overlook that we stopped at. We could have taken the train but decided to drive up and train or sky rail down. In the town, the shopping was good with reasonable prices. There were many attractions. One of the first I stopped at was a bat rescue. The injured bats are rehabilitated and released back into the wild. This picture of a sleeping back who was free flighted but came back to the cage for a nap reminded me of Count Dracula with the way his wings were wrapped around him.
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