On the way back from the beach we took a stop in the beautiful Blue Mountans to take a look at the Jenolan Caves. Once we made it into the mountains, the drive got a bit scary. The road was so small that it seemed like a bus would take up the whole road but it was worth the drive because the view down the mountains was great. When we finally made it there was a huge hotel built on the side of a mountain.
After we parked our car half way up the mountain, we followed the steep trail down to find out which cave we would be exploring today. We figured out that we would be exploring the cave, Chifley. We went to the entrance to see our guide Steve. Steve took us on a great tour of the cave and showed us all of the amazing rocks and minerals. Steve told us that the cave that we were in was the first cave to ever have electric light instead of candle light. It was discovered by Jeremiah Wilson. He was the keeper of the caves in 1879. Jeremiah named one of the most beautiful caves after his wife - lucky her. After we were done our great tour we walked up the steep mountain back to our car to continue our Aussie adventure. By Sam
Hi Sam, that must have been so cool to see those caves! I don't think that I could have gone up the mountain....I am terrified of heights!!!
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