What an exciting day today exploring the sights of Mt Gambier - a great place to visit, and one I'd recommend to anyone. We kicked off the day with a visit to The Cave Garden - it's a sinkhole in the centre of town and descends about 15 metres below street level with cascading ivy, and a stream of water flowing to its great cavern. We had morning tea at a fantastic place called the Metro Bakery & Cafe - highly recommended, then went to the Umpherston Sink...

The rain continued on and off during the night and in the morning. Renee & Eamon managed to play some putt-putt golf between showers, while Mum & Dad packed up the van. An interesting start to the day was the Corella control which has been implemented in this area. Corella birds are considered pests - there are up to 3,000 around this caravan park and swimming lake alone. They make a terrible racket (not as bad as cockatoos mind) constantly, and dam...