Caves and Mountains

After a brisk morning in Bungonia Conservation Park, we decided that this was not the place to be. The guy at the information Centre said that the drive to Crookwell to the north was quite nice and we thought why not! After a quick pack up, we headed off for a drive through the mountains and he was right, it was a very nice drive. As we wound our way through the fairly steep and winding roads, Crookwell wasn’t quite the place for us to camp. It was on the main road and right in the middle of town.

 As we proceeded over the Great Dividing Range, we came across a sign to the Abercrombie Caves which we had read about somewhere. It was only 2 km off the highway, but straight down! A bit hairy on the very steep and narrow and winding road, but the trusty Tvan anchored us to the asphalt and we made it.

The caves were very interesting and fairly easy to get to and there were some interesting shapes and forms created by the stalactites and stalagmites. The water flowing through the cave was a bit eerie as it wasn’t the actual river, it went underground. It was very interesting crawling around some quite claustrophobic and small caves contrasting with the cavernous huge area of the main cave.

As we walked back to the car park, we heard lots of frogs serenading us as we walked along the river bank.

While having lunch in the picnic area, we went through a few of the brochures we had picked up in Goulburn, looking for a home for the night, we found Wyangala Waters State Park Recreation Reserve which is a park adjacent to the Wyangala Dam.

As it turned out, the camp area is terrific with fabulous water views, our choice of sites and fires allowed. Kangaroos and rabbits abound(ing) along with plentiful birdlife.

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Ideal Campsite

View from camp

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All in all a great day.