Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Yanchep National Park



Day 2:

Arise and shine!  Today we had an appointment with Yanchep National Park.  After enjoying our Aussie breakfast: cheese, milk, lamington and TimTam, we headed to our destination with much anticipation. 


A 45-minutes drive to the park, which led us to be the first ‘intruders’ to enter the Crystal Cave.  The group tour turned out to be a private tour as we were the only four.  The tour guide was very informative and funny, keeping the children pretty occupied.  The 200,000 years old cave (which is considered young for a cave) is nicely lit with LED for some of the prominent features.  There are neither bats nor any creepy crawlies in there.  Our eyes were glued to the beautiful stalactites and stalagmites structures whilst listening attentively to the history of the caves, and how the natural stream had dried up nearly 20 years ago.  The guide also pointed out to us the tiny roots from the Tuart trees on the surface above us which found its way into this hidden underground cave.  We thoroughly enjoyed the 45-minute tour.





After the tour, we proceeded to the Boardwalk to view the koalas.  As usual, most of them were asleep.  Hubby wished he could enjoy such a nice life as well, just ‘eat, sleep, eat, sleep’.  Remarkably, we saw a koala climbed down from one tree, walked across to the other tree, and climbed up to that tree and rest.  That’s a lot of action for a koala!!!



All barbecues in the park are free.  We brought along some sausages, buns and salad and had a little picnic near the lake.  After that, we wandered around simply indulging in the beauty of God’s creation before embarking on our journey back home.

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