Wednesday 17 September 2008

Final Evening at Palm Cove


Our last evening at Palm Cove was spent at a Safari Style Park in Kuranda, where we experienced 'Dinner on the Edge'. This was a fabulous affair and definitely a unique experience. After a coach trip, we arrived at the park and were treated to some delicious appetisers and drinks. Following this we were taken on a short walk, where a fire eater welcomed us with a performance before we entered the 'Lion's Den'.



Our experience also included a night tour of the park, where we saw this spectacular tiger. Let's just say he was not as sleepy as he looks as one of my friend's husbands will testify. After taking a few really close up pictures right up against the night cage, Vern turned his back resulting in the tiger launching itself against the cage, stretching to full hight on it's back legs. I nearly had a heart attack 2 meters back, whilst Vern (quote/unquote) classed it as the most awesome experience of his life! I now know all about how tigers attack when you turn your back.


'Dinner on the Edge' was a wonderful farewell dinner at the end of our Incentive Trip. We dined on a fabulous BBQ within a metre (sometimes less!) of a pride of lions. Naturally they were encouraged to position themselves in our area by being fed - thankfully not us! We were separated by a fence and hot wire, although the large holes enabled us to position our camera lenses so as to avoid the wire.