Somehow I was able to sleep last night with the threat of Mighty Mouse hovering over me. I am not a fan of mice as Alison will attest. She once, at the age of 14, came home from school to find a pregnant me holed up on my bed where I had escaped to after seeing a tiny field mouse run out from behind the TV while I was watching The Mike Walsh Show at midday! She set a trap and brought me the vegies to peel for dinner while she caught the mouse and disposed of it. I think I was in my room for a total of 5 hours until the coast was clear. No such option was available to me here so I just put my big girl brave face on.
We were booked for the 10am Cathedral cave Tour at Wellington Caves and were able to amble the 100m or so from our accommodation to the starting point. What a great tour. We had Isaac as our guide and he was fabulous. His father was the Caves manager for 9 years so he grew up here – apparently his grandfather and great grandfather were also involved and 4 generations had lived in the same cottage near the entrance to the Caves car park. Due to COVID there was a 15 person limit on group numbers so it was very easy to see and hear everything. Gaz navigated the 150 stairs down and back up with ease and even found a bench or two along the way. We saw a lot of stalagmites and stalegtites as you tend to do in a cave. Nice crystals and some fossils too. A very nice way to spend an hour.
Kev, Maz & I also did a Fossil Show afterwards which went for another 45 mins. (Gaz went to ice his back and prepare for the afternoon activities.) The show was really good too. Catherine was our host and her partner is a palaeontologist so she knows a thing or two. We heard a lot about mega fauna – large extinct animals that roamed this area as recently as 50,000 years ago. We also got to actually find our own fossils from dirt they got from the caves. Good fun and quite informative!
After a light lunch we re-convened for our last stab at golf. The day was hot (31 degrees), the sky was cloudless and blue, the cart sounded like it was on its last legs, and we had a pretty good round. Kev killed us and well and truly earned his point. After a quiet ale or two in the clubhouse we adjourned to our cabin for a couple of quiet hours rest. I took the opportunity to ‘drop’ the last of my painted rocks around the caravan park. It was good to later see some kids find them and be a bit excited.
Maz cooked up her special rissoles again – very tasty, and then we were back on the (somewhat sloping) bocce court for our final round. Although it was close, Maz and Kev won a frame each. Another lovely dessert of stewed cherries and custard with cream (yum) and then it was all set for our final night of Euchre. Once again a tight game with Maz taking out 3 points and the rest being shared. The drumroll began and then Maz made the announcement …. It was close …. It was a tie between Kev and Maz on 21 points each. Well done! As expected, Gaz and I brought up the rear.
Everyone agreed it has been a great trip – we have enjoyed it immensely and can’t wait for our next adventure. It was supposed to be Victoria in March but that’s only a possibility now … we’ll see. Hoping to get up early tomorrow for our trip home.
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