Wednesday 19th December 2018 - We're now in Oberon that is at an elevation of 1,113m above sea level and nestled amongst lush hills and open ranges. We take a look around the small town before setting off for a tour of the Jenolan caves a labyrinth of limestone caves that have been sculptured by underground rivers.

The road lined with elegant white flowers wound up and around the edge of the mountains, climbing high into the trees giving glimpses of the ranges beyond through the foliage that glistened in the sun.

We arrived and walked down the hill past the magnificent Jenolan Caves house; a scene from the Swiss Alps. We walked through the Imperial Diamond Cave that showed off its stalagmites, stalactites and straws of pure white crystal some tinted in shades of pink and apricot. Ribbons of crystal hanging from the ceiling that glittered when light was shone upon them and a spectacular collection of delicately formed crystal called the palace.

Having only visited one of the many caves making up the Jenolan Caves that had become the first caves in the world to be lit by electricity in the late 1800's, we took a walk to the blue lake that sat below the entrance to the caves that was fringed with palms and trees. As we wandered along the path we spotted lizards in all sizes sitting basking in the sun.

We left the caves and headed back to camp as the rain and the fog closed in, making for poor driving conditions as we wound our way along the narrow mountain road. We arrived back at camp to a damp and foggy evening.