Friday, December 26, 2008

Cape Naturaliste




The area around Margaret River, including Cape Naturaliste, provides an incredible variety of scenery, beaches and excursions.

Our time there was limited, as our time in WA was winding down. But we enjoyed going to (another) Shelly Beach (that makes our third on this trip).

We also took a dip at Meelup Beach. The Indian Ocean water was crystal clear and calm as far as the eye could see. We had to pry Daley out of the water.


The southwest region is full of caves. We stopped at Ngilgi Cave, a large limestone cave just south of the town of Dunsborough. Sode was especially fascinated by the stalactite (hanging from the ceiling) and stalagmite (forming on the floor) formations in the cave. These are her photos.



The cave was so deep that you could feel the lack of oxygen. They don't let the tour guides stay in the cave for more than 2 hours at a shot.


When we go back to Australia (note the "when" not the "if") we'll spend more time here.

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