Blogs from Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Naracoorte Caves National Park in conjunction with the Riversleigh Section of Boodjamulla National Park, Qld (formerly Lawn Hill National Park), forms the 'Australian Fossil Mammal Site World Heritage Area', which we had found out about at the SA Museum. On our first night there, we walked to the entrance of Bat Cave at 8:30pm, which is when the endangered sole colony of Southern Bentwing Bats make their exodus from the cave in search of food. A few possums accompanied us in the hope that they would get a feed as thousands of the small bats exited the cave. The next morning we went on a tour of Alexandra Cave, which had lots of cave decorations, followed by a self-guided tour inside Wet Cave. After lunch, we did the fascinating and informative Vict... read more

Just north of the Coonawarra wine region is a town called Naracoorte. We found a beautiful country cottage on the edge of town looking out on the bush. The cottage was fully equipped with gourmet foods, all modern amenities and a huge spa bath. The big surprise in Naracoorte was something known as a "swimming lake." A man-made combination pool and sandy-bottomed lake, the swimming lake was a favorite hang-out of several flocks of exotic birds.... read more