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Today started off with skydive cancellation again, tuna sandwich and orange juice.
At 9.10, I got cancellation for skydiving, and so 9.20, I jumped on the train to Kuranda. Amazing with 5 capital As.
Took the rail up, the views were great, I have to say I was more busy getting pictures than really enjoying the ride. none the less. great views.
Kuranda turns out to be a small little township that many meters up in the hills/mountains/rainforest. Filled with craft markets after markets, little nook and crannies, standard market souvinirs, some more extraordinary and some art galleries. Steve Javer's gallery striked me in particular. reputed to be one of the best Australian landscape photographer. 2 postcards. All i can afford, but viewing his works were enough for me.
Spent the next 2-3hours simply wandering the markets over a few times. Long story cut short, an hour before my skyrail was to depart back, I decided to step into a place at the end of the street I have been passing by a few times. Has to be the best decision I made, the sign board outside pointed in Information Center Baha'i. Baha'i is a faith, followers of Baha and somehow I felt so inclined. There was a small stand outside with free information booklets about the faith, with the house dog at my feet, I flipped through the little booklets. Took me awhile before I summed up the impulse to walk in and talk to the man inside seated at the desk. It was a small place, both walls lined with books (not tidy of course) and facing right out at his great big desk was this man, 60s, white haired, spectacles, with serious eyes. Graham Nicolason. I am to remember this man for quite a long time to come. I ended up spending more than half an hour chatting with him abouth the faith and religion in general. Tea and his wife's carrot walnut cake included. After awhile he actually also brought up that he's one of the host in Servus, a worldwide traveller-host group and he's probably hosted a thousand or so people. I took that as a good sign to indicate I can stay with them if I wanted. Nice enough. I had to end off the chat rather unwillingly, because I've quite taken to this man who actually understands some of my philosophies and shares his with me. Moments of reckoning hit me afew times with the theories he explained. And for once, I've come to peace with the reasoning that man can create life yet it is in natural order all the same, not a debunker of God's ability. He fetched me back to the skyrail station when he realise I might probably miss my ride back in his pickup that totally smells of the lion mane dog.
I got off that truck feeling great. :)
So off to the skyrail I went, already feeling that my entire trip up was worth it. So I got unsuspectingly into the cable car all by myself, which I really prefered anyway. Before my cable car left the station, this asian guy who works that, kept hanging off the outside of my cable car chit chatting with me. mmm. fun still.
The ride was breathtaking, and all the oo and ahhhs kept appearing in my head and at those very moments just watching the beauty of creation around me, I realise, this is why I travel, this is what it feels to be alive. Suspended above the forest, the horizons ahead, the shades of hills/mountain forming the backdrop, paranomic views all to yourself in that little cable car.
There's two stops on the way down, and when I got to the first one, I almost didnt get off, thinking I've probably seen it all and i just want to continue my ride. but this guy with curly redhead hair kept asking me, are you sure you dont want to get off? there's views of Barron Gorge here, you sure you dont want to get off? I realise the other cable car in front of me didnt get off either and there I was hesitating, looking at him, i decided to hop off the cable car, abit disorientated at where to go, but he pointed me and so I went. I could almost love that man, the 2 lookout points offered absolutely amazing views of the water falls. and there I stood happily (not really) bitten by gigantic flies and you know, who cares, shutter happy.
And so I stayed there for more than half an hour (limit was supposedly 15) and the realisation dawned that i might be the last person there, but i clicked on a few more times. I finally tore myself away from the place, and as I walked back, I saw him approaching, I was the last person back. Had a nice chat with him on the walk back. Paul. The first thing I said to him was actually, "I could actually love you for this!" Its funny to say but he even said, we might meet again. and philosophically, i realise thats possible. mathematically unrealistic though.
So I enjoyed the rest of my ride down. 2 people and the rainforest made my day.
Its amazing how friendly people are when they realise you're travelling alone. And in a good way.
Photos to come soon.
Love,
Min
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Re: Baha'i (reply)
Dec 3, 2007 17:10 EST by iwanttotravel
Hi george,
feel free to excerpt from this post, but do let me know the entry so i can read it.
tc.
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In reply to:
With your permission I would like to excerpt from this post on Baha'i Views and link.
george wesley at http://bahaiviews.blogspot.com
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Baha'i (reply)
Nov 30, 2007 11:07 EST by bahai_views
With your permission I would like to excerpt from this post on Baha'i Views and link.
george wesley at http://bahaiviews.blogspot.com
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