Boranup

Augusta to Margaret River, day 4, Saturday 25 October 1997. There was no particular hurry on this day. I left Augusta with regret at 8:45 on a fine morning with a light WSW wind that got a bit stronger with some WNW tendencies that were to set in for the two days after this. I turned left into Caves Road and reached Jewel Cave at 4045. It was $12 to get into this cave and the 9:30 tour was late starting because they were waiting for a tour bus which eventually arrived, disgorging a huge number of people.

I didn’t think they would allow such a number on one tour but they did, and it rather spoilt it. I was reminded of Monkey Mia with hundreds of tourists standing six deep in the water looking at a few dolphins and being ordered about by rangers, and of the Gloucester Tree at Pemberton with hordes of people constantly climbing up and down and scrawling graffiti all over the tree and the steps.  ... Read more