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| Halfway down the stairs to the cave entrance. |
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| The suspended table stalactite. |
Ben wasn't that thrilled when the guide turned off all the lights to demonstrate total darkness. Whispered comparisons with the Bat Cave got us through but he was still pretty keen to get back out into the daylight. He had a great time climbing through a replica tunnel back in the visitor centre though so he obviously wasn't too concerned.
We camped at a nearby National Park campsite called Conto Campground which was brilliant. There was no water or power, but we are self sufficient so that wasn't a problem. The toilets were immaculate and the camp kitchen looked brand new. There was hardly anyone there so Ben was able to ride around all the paths and through the other sites, up and down hill. We saw some really bright stars and looked at the moon through Ben's telescope. It was bright, hot and sunny the next morning and a massive goanna strolled through the site as we were packing up. He seemed quite unconcerned about the three of us squatting nearby peering at him curiously and taking photos.
Mammoth Cave was our first stop that day although Ben was a bit reluctant to go to another cave. This one was self guided and we ended up seeing only a couple of other people in there. We were given headsets with little audio players and as you walked through, you enter the number of whichever part of the cave you are viewing and it plays you a recording of the relevant information. Mammoth Cave contained a huge number and variety fossils. I thought that perhaps there was also a mammoth fossil but it is named for its size :)
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| Jenny and Ben in Mammoth Cave. |
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