Surfer's Point Beach.
Tree palms.
The entrance to Lake Cave.
Lake Cave.
Mamouth Cave.
A stand of Karri trees.
The third largest type of tree in the world.
Saturday,
October 1st.
I
stayed at the YHA. I decided to rent a car and drive south to
Margaret River. This is wine growing region full of wineries, and
breweries too. It is a very touristy area in a beautiful area of WA.
Along the coast there are beautiful beaches and inland there are
forests of tall trees and caves.
I
drove for about three hours along the state highway through a variety
of farms and forests before reaching the Cave Road. This is a
secondary road that winds its way south. It felt strange to be
driving again and to be alone. I listened to music and enjoyed my
time. I drove to Surfers Point Beach, where they host an
international surfing competition every year. Unfortunately, the
weather was really cool and windy. The surf was huge and there was no
sign of any surfers. Obviously too dangerous even for the best.
Then
I bought a ticket to see two of the caves. I chose Lake Cave and
Mammouth Cave. To enter Lake Cave I had to descend 300 steps. Inside
were stalactites and stalagmites formed as the slightly acidic water
from above leeched through the rock and dissolved it. The process
takes about a year for the water to seep through from the surface and
thousands of years for the stalactites to grow. The walk through took
about a half hour. Then I drove further to Mammouth Cave. This one is
easier to access and has a huge cavern inside that could hold a ten
story building. There was an even better display of stalactites in
it. The exit took a path back to the car park through a karri tree
forest. These trees are beautiful and a light grey in colour.
I
continued to drive around and eventually got to the town of Margaret
River. This is a small tourist town full of shops, restaurants and
bars. I found a little pizza place and had a pizza and a local beer.
Then I found a room in a motel and holed up for the night.
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