South Australia - We made it.

Naracoorte South Australia

We left Stawell at about 10 am, had a good drive past mostly flat country, still with plenty of water lying around.  We stopped in at the Big Koala at Dadswell Bridge.  Poor Koala looks a but grumpy, I dont know why. He has lots of friends out the back mainly chickens, turkeys, sheep ,pigs,deer and emu and a lone koala up a tree.

The Vic/ South Australia border was crossed with a big fanfare.

 Arriving at Naracoorte we checked out the visitors centre planning our next day and then collected some groceries.  Boy does this family know how to eat on the road.  There is not much room to stash food in a caravan.  While travelling I feel we are forever topping up supplies.

Naracoorte Caves was a success, it could of gone about bit pear shape with 2 claustrophobic's and a recovering achilles rupture elephant.  The caves had a wide entrance and where very open and spacious inside.  We opted to do the bat cave.  First we watched the bats via a infra red monitor in a separate room and found out all things micro batty.  Then came the exciting bit of entering the bat cave.  Although the bats where not in the part we went into, but it was still pretty cool.  No sign of Robin though or the bat mobile.

The Red Elelphants also explored independently whats called the wet cave. This cave was lighted up inside with easy excess and big and open inside.

The Wonambie Fossil Centre was visited by the Red Elephants.  This centre recreates the habitat and the dinosaurs that wandered this area 200000 years ago.  Heaps of fun for the whole family.

Naracoorte Caves/Wonambi Fossil Centre

Bool Lagoon was then visited, this is  a vast wetland area being extra wet after all the recent rain.  Its a birds lovers paradise with apparently 150 species of birds.  The Red Elephants where lucky enough to see Ducks, Swans, Magpies and a Echidna!!

Forgot to mention the beautiful wildflowers around the caves.