We went to Olsens Capricorn Caves this morning. Ryan was keen to see the bats. There were a couple of small ones but they were a bit shy!!
We spend about an hour going through the caves, they were a cool 24C which was good given it was a hot 32C outside (it’s finally stopped raining).
They had some pretty impressive rock formations inside the cave including ‘The Cathedral’ where they hold operas and weddings.
While sitting in ‘The Cathedral’ the guide put on some classical music and turned all of the lights out. You couldn’t see a thing, even your hand right in front of your face!!
As we were leaving we were given candles and directions to get out of the cave following the same path of the man who discover the caves back in the late 1800’s, John Olsen. It was through a section about 15m long, only 4 ½ foot tall and really narrow.
Kylie’s candle went out so we were in complete darkness (I didn’t have a candle as I was carrying Ryan). The rest of the group had moved on as we had to wait while a guy took his baby carrier off to get through. Kylie started to freak out a little (the German tourists were calling her the ‘Crazy Cave Lady’), but she was fine and we found our way out.
This afternoon we went for a short walk around the Kershaw Gardens where they have plenty of manicured gardens and plants and a few water falls, just on the edge of the main highway!!
Quiz Question #28 – How many known species of bat are there in the world?
Quiz Question #29 – How many known species of bat are present in Australia?
Quiz Question #30 – Which continent has the most number of known bat species?
Accommodation – Southside Holiday Village (Top Tourist Park)
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