All the nuggets of gold on one page!Thursday 1 October: Cairns to Chillagoe
Having spent several days on the coast and in the tropical rainforest, our holiday is now about to change in character. Today we head out into the outback, where we will spend the next few days.
We begin the day with a 3 hour drive into the outback, final destination Chillagoe Caves
Driving in the outback:
Our boat A very different landscape from the one we have just left:
Looking out over Chillagoe:
Inside one of the three caves which have guided tours. Amazing rock formations:
More formations inside a cave. The stalactite grow approx 3cm each 100 years, the stalagmites only 1cm:
Just to prove we really were there! The caves are huge:
