Mount Gambier visit

Sinkhole in centre of town

We took a day trip from Portland to Mount Gambier to visit some old friends and take in some of the Limestone Coast that runs from Tailem Bend in South Australia to Nelson in Victoria. We only visited the section from Portland to Mount Gambier but it was a great day out – great scenery and lunch and a guided tour of Mt Gambier with our friends Linda and Lindsey.

Blue Lake Crater - 80 meters deep!

First stop was the Princess Margaret Rose Caves at Nelson. We arrived at 9:45 ready for the 10:00 guided tour. Unfortunately the tour guide had developed a bleeding nose on the way to work (novel excuse that one!) and the 10:00 tour was cancelled. So after a quick walk round we departed the “bloody nose” caves and headed off to Mt Gambier.

Old friends catching up

Mount Gambier link here is a surprisingly big town (in fact a city) which is famous for its crater lakes and sinkhole gardens.

Valley Lake (used to be much bigger)

It would be good to visit the gardens in spring when all the flowers are in bloom but they are still impressive in early winter when we visited.

Wow!

Great day out and we will spend more time around her next time we caravan by.