Last night the boys had fallen asleep in the car and managed to stay asleep while they were carried them up to Kosmos. In the morning, Pim looked out the windows and was shocked to see the water was gone. It was really cute. We figured it probably wasn’t a good idea to hang around breathing paint fumes all day, so we decided to head into the mountains. There are numerous national parks within a day’s driving distance, and we chose to go to the closest one, Kuranda, only a half hour away. Near the entrance of the park is a small town also called Kuranda. A visit to Kuranda town and some hikes in the Kuranda national park is a popular tourist day trip from Cairns.

The drive up the mountain was really pretty. Here is a view of Cairns and the surrounding area from the side of the road close to Kuranda.

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