Both Honey Pie and I loved the guided tour of the Donna Cave at Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park.
Our tour guide, Fred, was very informative, knowledgeable, patient and friendly. Our group was in the cave for around one hour. This is certainly not a cave that can be explored without a guide.
What fascinated me most was the concept of false floors on which we actually walked. False floors are a bit like mezzanine levels and I couldn't help wondering about how strong they are and how much weight they could take. But after holding a piece of stalactite and feeling how heavy it is, well, perhaps a false floor is pretty strong? I just had to trust Fred!
Look at the shadow, can you see the outline of the Madonna? This is why this particular cave is called The Donna Cave.
Our tour guide, Fred, was very informative, knowledgeable, patient and friendly. Our group was in the cave for around one hour. This is certainly not a cave that can be explored without a guide.
What fascinated me most was the concept of false floors on which we actually walked. False floors are a bit like mezzanine levels and I couldn't help wondering about how strong they are and how much weight they could take. But after holding a piece of stalactite and feeling how heavy it is, well, perhaps a false floor is pretty strong? I just had to trust Fred!
Look at the shadow, can you see the outline of the Madonna? This is why this particular cave is called The Donna Cave.
Here is a beautiful example of a 'curtain', also in The Donna Cave.
This is a pathetic photograph of me but every time I see it I laugh. I can't help thinking of the Lord of The Rings movie and the Hobbits. Is this how humans are made to look small using trick photography? Ha ha!
"Hang on, I can't leave yet, this rock needs me right now!!!!"
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