DAY 15
8th September 2018 Saturday
We are at Undara Volcanic NP. We had thought we would stay at Mount Surprise but decided as it was early in the day we would press on as we thought there would be more to see here at Undara. The surprise about Mt Surprise is there is no mountain!! Good if you are interested if fossicking but not much else there was a small market I bought some pickles and balsamic vinegar.
We are camped here among the trees also a resort and Bar/restaurant area here very nice.
MOUNT SURPRISE
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DAY 16
9th September 2018 Monday
Went for a walk around the rim of Kalkani volcanic crater 2.5k walk and a 16k drive from camp. Away 2hrs all up very interesting.
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| The crater |
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| Scoria tree |
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| The Scoria Tree |
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DAY 17
10th September 2018 Monday Birthday day
Lava Tube tour this morning (birthday treat) we went on the medium fitness tour, was really interesting and enjoyable and all very natural. Layers of vernacular Basalt (very porous rock) and Granite were spewed out by the volcano. Granite being the bottom layer, the water in the wet season would soak down through the basalt and gets caught in between the basalt and the granite there fore giving a very good supply of underground water.
The lava tubes was on private property The owners developed Undara as a tourist destination and developed the camping area in 1970,s. Then the Labor government in at the time 1994 decided it was a site of significance and took the lease back.
UNDARA LAVA TUBE EXPERIENCE
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| Bottle Tree |
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BACK AGAIN FOR A REST AND A WELL EARNED FREE COFFEE
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| These railway carriages where set up as eating areas for restaurant |
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