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Australia - 2005-02-17 - 2 - Jenolen - Jenolen Caves (Page 1)
The Jenolen Caves are the best known limestone caves in Australia & one
cave has been open to the public since 1867. There are nine caves which
you can explore. We decided to go the Temple of Baal, because the 4pm
time spot worked with our schedule. The story however starts well before
the drive to the caves. The night before I took the car out for a little
while to get a feel for it. When I told the tourists about this I got
partially laughed at. However, it really paid off the next day because
the roads down to the caves were some of the most scary I have ever seen
to drive on (just ask my parents). The roads were barely wide enough for
2 vehicles & you went downhill almost the entire way. If you went over
the side you would be dead due to the drop off. It was basically all blind
corners as well. So being on the outside lane was not the best place for
my parents to be looking out. There was also road construction which made
it one lane at points. However, we made it there safely & on time, without
a scratch, yep I am just that good of a driver ;) While waiting to go
in the caves we also saw some colorful mountain parrots. The caves themselves
were spectacular as you can see from the pictures. They had all the features
named & gave us the guided tour. The tour was very nice & I would recommend
doing at least one of the caves while in Australia.
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