Today we visited Capricorn Caves. We were delighted to see when we arrived there were kangaroos roaming about. It seems they were wild kangaroos, but the people at the caves feed them, much like we do deer. They came in for their feeding, then headed back out to the bush.
The caves were magnificent to behold. When the person who discovered them first explored them, he tied a rope to himself and explored using a candle. It took him 2 years to completely explore them. Today, we had the opportunity to explore one of the passageways with just candlelight, too. I surely wouldn't have wanted to do that for 2 years!
There is an area inside the cave called The Chapel. It is acoustically incredible. They have concerts in there every year, and some people have gotten married there. We were allowed to sing, to hear how well it sounded, and they played a tape of a choir for us, too. The picture is of the delegation on the steps of the chapel.
This afternoon we had free time, to use however we liked on these wonderful grounds. Some hit the pools, some played cricket, and some used the Internet. Some joined me at the beach. It was wonderful!!! The water was so warm, and we had the beach almost entirely to ourselves. It just doesn't get any better than that!
This evening we visited the croc farm. We also had dinner there, which included a very tasty croc chowder. The farm had over 3,000 crocodiles, with the largest being 16 feet long. It was a little eerie seeing their eyes glow in the night. We also had the opportunity to hold a baby croc.
Tomorrow it's on the bus again as we head farther up north. It's hard to believe that we have less than a week left in our journey.
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