King Solomons Cave

 We had a tour of King Solomons Cave, which was discovered in 1906 and first opened to the public in 1908.  There are over 200 caves and sink holes in the Mole Creek area.  Marakoopa Cave and King Solomons Cave are the two main ones open to the public. The cave was really spectacular that the photos don't do it justice.

A sculpture representing the caves along the path to the entrance.

Lovely sunny day along the path to the cave entrance.

Entrance to King Solomons Cave.

Colourful fungi on a log along the path to the cave entrance.

Just inside King Solomons Cave looking straight up at the stalactites.

Inside King Solomons Caves.

Curtain stalactites in King Solomons Cave.

The stalagmite starting in a rock pool in the cave.

Bush Walk to Alum Cliffs.

 We went for a little bush walk on Saturday to the Alum Cliffs also known as Tulampanga.

Notice sign at the entrance of the walk.

Forest of stringy bark eucalypts along the way.

View from the look out of the Alum Cliffs Gorge and the Mersey River.

Some of the red ochre on the left hand side of the Alum Cliffs Gorge.

Some lichen growing on branches we saw along the way.

Sitting at the lookout watching the Peregrine Falcons. 

I'm rubbish at selfies LOL.

The falcons were flying in the distance, too far away to get a good photo of.

We saw lots of rainbows that day.  It was difficult to get a good picture of them sometimes.

On our way to Mole Creek.

 We took our time to travel to Mole Creek.  The scenery this time of year is lovely and green.

On our way to Mole Creek.

We go through Chudleigh on our way.

Lovely old homes and buildings along the way.

Rather large homestead.

A little bit of snow on the Western Tiers.

The sign for our accommodation.

A platypus ornament at the entrance.

Our cosy little cabin for the next two days.

Beautiful parrot out of the window of our cabin.

Trees in the back yard of our accommodation

Views of the Western Tiers at sunset.

Sunrise the next morning.

Gorgeous little wrens in the back garden.

 

We had a most enjoyable stay at Mole Creek.

Lovely wintery weekend at Mole Creek

 We spent a lovely relaxing weekend at Mole Creek.  As it was a lovely sunny afternoon we stopped at Deloraine for a browse in the shops.

Road sign along the way to Mole Creek.  Not far to go.

We passed Bowerbank Mill B&B on our way into Deloraine.

The Deloraine Hotel.

The rotunda on the riverbank in Deloraine.

Seppenfelts store in Deloraine.

Inside a quaint little shop called the Brush Rabbit.

A view along the street.

Lovely cappuccino at the Frog Bakery Cafe.

We bought a truffle from the Green Grocers and fresh bread 

from the Frog Bakery Cafe and a few supplies from Woolworths.

My 60th Birthday Party

We all had a lovely time at Rupert & Hound at the Launceston Seaport for my birthday on Saturday.  The photos aren't as clear as I would have liked but I didn't want to use the flash in the restaurant.

Crystal chatting with Anya.

Mum.  She turns 86 on Wednesday.

Chatting and catching up.

Checking the menu.

Richard chatting to Jason & Sharni.

Lots to choose from on the menu.

Dante & Anya.

My yummy seafood chowder.

I forgot to take a photo of our sweets.

My friend Maureen made me a beautiful quilt for my birthday.

My gorgeous new bracelet for my birthday.  I've already ordered more charms.

A lovely bunch of liliums for my birthday from Richard.

A couple of bottles of wine as gifts. 

Me on my birthday.

Thank you to everyone who sent messages, 

phone calls and helped me celebrate my birthday.

I had a wonderful day.