One of the things we wanted to do in Rockhampton was visit Capricorn Caves formerly Olsen’s Caves. The Olsen family owned the land the Caves were on for 100 years and sold it back in 1988. They are dry Caves and there are many different chambers.
Our guide for the tour, Lynda, lead us to the vestibule where we began this magical journey.
We walked carefully through the cave from on chamber to the next. One chamber is called camel. Can you see why?
As we walked through the cave, bats were flying everywhere. Unfortunately they move so fast I was unable to catch them with my camera. However Bruce was able to catch them on a video which I haven’t been able to upload.
The limestone formations were amazing from room to room. When light hits the limestone it causes it to turn green.
The old wooden bridge in this picture was built about 100 years ago but is no longer used in the cave.
In the cathedral, they hold private functions such as weddings. It is even used twice a year by an opera company to perform because of the amazing acoustics. While we were in the cathedral, Lynda played Leonard Cohen’s song Hallelujah while the lights went from dim to total blackness.
The end of the tour was interesting. We had to walk through very tight space that zigzagged back and forth and eventually lead us to a suspension bridge. It was amazing.
What a great place to visit! #capricorncaves
We still had a four hour drive ahead across some very lonely, desolate land. Not a town in sight until we came to this little gas station in the middle of no where.
After another hour we came to this little place by the side of the road. We didn’t need to eat but we did need to stretch our legs.
On our last leg we stopped at Sarina Beach. It’s a beautiful beach, lovely aqua colored water but notice not a person in the water and really no one on the beach. Unfortunately these pristine beaches have jellyfish problems and not just any jellyfish. They have box jellyfish which if you get stung, chances are you can die. So beautiful beach to look at but no going in the water.
We finally reached our hotel in the late afternoon. We went for a quick dip in the pool and then out for a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant.
Another great day on this adventure!
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