After sea kayaking we spent a quiet few days near Kuranda in the Atherton tablelands. We stayed at Cassowary House, where there is a cassowary family that visits regularly, and so you get up close to these amazing birds. The male is on the nest at the moment so didn't see him, but the female visited one morning before breakfast, and we watched her at a distance of about 2m. If they feel threatened they can eviscerate you so we tried not to alarm it.
Kuranda was one of my favourite places when we visited 20 years ago. It's a village that hippies settled in, and it became famous for its markets. I bought one of my favourite T shirts there - a hand-designed rainforest image, with a little frog on it. I hoped to replace this which wore out a couple of years ago, but the merchandise has changed. Now most stuff is made in China, and there is very little original stuff. I did buy a pendant and ring from a German guy who's been there about 15 years. They look nicer in real life. It's quite weird cos it's a place that gets lots of day trippers from Cairns by the coach load so it get busy for the middle of the day and then very quiet. We found a nice café Village Vibe, the only place that had free wifi and had a relaxing lunch there. And didn't do much else really.
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