Tasmania is noted for its deep limestone caves, and a few guys were 'keen' to get me out in one.
This is the hike out to Mystery Creek Cave.
These are called man ferns, which can be up to 100 years old.
Entrance to the cave, that's Allen from work.
Just beyond the entrance, there are glow warms all over in the cave. After turning out your headlight, they look like stars in the night sky. If only I could have captured that in a picture, but I did get there web. The glow attracts insects flying in the cave, thinking that it is the way out, and they get caught in the web.
Ken, Tom, and Allen, the comforting part here is this section fills with water during heavy rain.
Lots of stalagmites and stalactites, you could sit for days in one section of these caves, and they go for miles.
Difficult to see in this picture, but we are overlooking a 50ft cliff, and its a huge cavern.
Underground waterfall, nice cave suit Tyler
Another feature in this section of the cave, this rock where we are standing is overhung, and it drops into a deep hole, 40 ft, maybe a 100, my powerful caving light didn't reach the bottom.
Some other cavers we met up with, exploring a new section of the cave, mapping it along the way.
These stalactites are called soda straw stalactites, a few were laying on the ground, and yes, they looked exactly like a straw.
We made it out alive, Tyler, Tom, Allen and Ken
This is a view from Mt Wellington, looking back on Hobart.
Lunch view from Coal Valley Vineyard. Great Pinot wines are produced here, some of the best in Tasmania. Nice clear winter day, eating lunch and drinking wine outside.
Richmond bridge, built in 1825, that's nothing compared to structures in Oxford, still cool though.
Tried to capture the Eucalyptus treeline, reminded me of photographs seen from Africa.
