On the second day, we rode down to the Jenolan caves. Cows and horses spotted the farmlands and rolling hills stood in the background. There were kangaroos and joeys by the roads too! The second half of the trip there was treacherous, with only one way lanes that lead to the caves. On the left side of the road was a dangerous drop and we had to stop many times to allow cars to squeeze pass.
The beautiful Jenolan Caves, a lake, and the Sydney Harbour YHA under the cut:
Blue Lake: When we finally got to the caves this beautiful sight greeted us. Minerals make this lake blue and the part of the lake in the caves actually looks green.
The Poser: Or so this little fella is called. He kept moving into different poses for us to snap a shot.
Jenolan Caves: A fossil.
The Cathedral: Lights and sounds helped to recreate the discovery of Lucas cave by young school teachers. The lights that gradually lit up the track they took into the cave and the fanfare that played in the background set the atmosphere of danger, excitement and an overwhelming sense of pride. The cave is also called the cathedral because of the many natural formations that resemble the parts of a real cathedral. In the past, it was used as a cathedral and because the acoustics were brilliant. Concerts and weddings were held here and even the Vienna Boys Choir sang in this very cave. We mumbled Kookaburra Sits On The Old Gum Tree in here lmao.
Mightytighty, not very: A little blurry, but you can see how the stalagmites and stalactites just narrowly miss becoming a mightytighty loljk a column. Kassie said that stalactites hold on really tight to the ceiling of the caves and stalagmites can grow up to the ceiling to form a mighty column.
Surreal: The New Zealanders saw this and requested for it to be named after the Pink and White Terraces in New Zealand that were destroyed because of a volcanic eruption.
Omg what even: If you look close enough, on the left is what resembles a little figure of a Buddha. Kassie the tour guide mentioned that when the old people that roamed the caves got lost, they saw this and its little finger led them out. Mdm Audra said this was man's innate dependence on religion and faith. On the right are "The Three Sisters".
Cave Fantasy: This looks a bit like an owl doesn't it?
Cave Fantasy: This one looks a lot like two people kissing.
Wally the Wombat: He died along the road after getting knocked over by a car. He was placed over an ants' nest to be cleaned out and brought here to show how people used to fall to their deaths. Kassie said the skeletons used to cover the entire ground and were piled up to two metres high!
YHA: Sydney Harbour YHA, our home for the next 4 nights! Each room comes with an attached bathroom, which The Bats were grateful for. It had a very modern, clean look, which was very different from the Blue Mountains YHA.
A few things we realised about the place: 1) All toilets have an unnecessary door. Alright, for example, at the Shire writer's festival, you had to push one door (female), then another, before you got into the toilet area. At City Extra Restaurant, you had to push one door (to lead to both sexes), then another (female), then you would be in the toilet area. At the Sydney Music Conservatory (or something like that), you had to push one door (female), which would bring you into a washing area with sinks and dryers, and you to push another to get into the area with the toilet bowls. Very odd observation, but it seems like it has to do with the cold weather and winds.
Next their traffic lights confused us for a bit. In Singapore, we have three light signals: Green man - Cross with care. Green man blinking - Do not start to cross. Red man - Do not cross. When we saw Australia's traffic lights, we panicked when the red man started blinking. In fact that is the same as our green man blinking, but because of our upbringing and abiding by the rules, our natural instinct was to panic and run when we saw they red man blinking.
Toilet layouts and traffic lights, that is another first on this blog.
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Day Three
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