Outback of beyond

We are in Cairns, Queensland after superb tour in NZ and Australia. Great visit to Charters Towers and on to Georgetown - found an old relative in the graveyard and marvelled at the toughness of the settlers on the goldfields in the 1870s. No Kuranda Scenic Railway I'm afraid as it is out of commission for two months following a landslide. Spoke to the station master at Kuranda who had a good take on tourist railroads in these parts - those at Ravenshoe and Atherton are struggling but the Savannahlander continues on a truncated route.
Endless days at 30C here - much rain in the rainforest - lots of birdwatching and wallaby spotting. Last night at Port Douglas, a tourist town north of Cairns and one giant trinketeria. Hand back the Wicked camper tomorrow morning and then we fly to Hong Kong for four nights. Back to Toronto from there. Gonna be a snowbird from now on.