Blogs from Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 3

Hi everyone, we haven't updated for a while so here goes. Stopped to look at Tantanoola caves on the way to Mt Gambier, they were very specy. Pulled up in Mt Gambier for a few days, lots to see here. The history of the volcanoes is quite amazing. It makes you feel quite insignificant in the big picture. The last time there was any volcanic activity was 4,600 yrs ago. Mt Gambier crater is now filled with water the most amazing blue color. We circumnavigated the crater, about 3.8 kms. Mt Gambier town has 2 large caves right in the city centre. Frem here we travelled down to the Shipwreck coast. 140 ships wrecked here within forty years. Its a haven for divers. When you see the coastline its understandable these ships never made it to ... read more

Introduction The hikers are normally silent over summer as SA is way too hot to walk - so this year we headed off down South - to Tasmania. Peter decided to drive - which meant we had an opportunity to catch up with Tom and Kate in Mount Gambier and also visited their family at Beachport. If you want to read more about our Tasmania holiday then you should have a look at this web site My Tassie journey. Mt Gambier walk I got up early in the morning and walked from the Presidential Hotel towards Mount Gambier. I went past quite a few tree processing factories and through a sinkhole that had been converted into a cricket ground, before making my way up onto the ridge of the volcano. On the highest point of this ... read more

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We arrived in Mount Gambier late afternoon and headed straight for the Blue Lake - an old volcanic crater. We were both immediately amazed by the brilliance of the blue. It is absolutely beautiful. No one could really explain why it's so blue, but the best explanation we got (and the best I think we're going to get for now without a lecture on Chemistry) was on the guided tour the next morning down to the crater's edge. Apparently the water in the crater, having been filtered by the unique limestone that underlies this whole area, is about as pure as water can get. And, as we all know, pure water is blue!! Hmmm. That prompted me to ask, since this provides the water for domestic use also, would the water come out of the taps ... read more

Introduction We took a day trip to Mount Gambier on Tuesday. Mount Gambier is a major regional centre, located roughly half way between Melbourne and Adelaide. It has a population of about 25,000. The major draw card for us was that this region had active volcanos about 4-5000 years ago with major activity about 20-30,000 years before that. The result was a gently undulating country side with rich dark soil (used for growing potatoes and harvestable forest), volcanic craters, caves and sink holes. The centre piece of Mount Gambier are volcanic craters that have filled with water from the aquifer. The largest is the Blue lake, that forms the town’s water supply. In summer it appears a stunning blue colour - apparently as the semi-dissolved calcium carbonate in the lake that came from the limestone layer, ... read more