black hole

The Snowy Mountains are not really that snowy at this time of year and neither are they very much like Mountains in the typical sense. They do occupy quite a chunk of land however, and roads linking the highlights of Kosciuszko National Park are never the most direct. Some two and a half hours from Thredbo lies Yarrangobilly Caves, but it is well worth the effort. They are in a delightful spot down a winding gravel road and lining the steep slopes plunging down to the Yarrangobilly River.


There are several caves here and one of their major draws is the fact that they are cool and free of flies!! They are also pretty spectacular, here are some pictures from inside Jersey Cave…

Glory Hole cave was somewhat different - bigger caverns but still nice and cool. I dunno if this is the ‘Glory Hole’ the caves are named after?!!

From the caves, it was back along to Cooma for a fast food stop and then on the Monaro Highway north to the nations capital. The sugar and caffiene and additive blend of McDonalds frozen cola was a godsend whizzing us back to Canberra in no time! Here’s the Monaro Highway for you, a taste of the real Straya, complete with squished bugs on the windscreen!