A couple of hours drive in land from Cairns is a little village. It does not look like much but this village is an old mining village and the traces are still there. Furthermore, the landscape and caves are a sight are something worth the trip.
Jah det siger vist sig selv
No need to tell
ca 20 km grusvej inden du rammer byen
About 20 km gravel road before you reach the town
De kendte limestone grotter
The infamous limestone caves
Claus og jeg på eventyr i grotterne - det skal siges der er nogle som er selvguidende og vi var de eneste, overhovedet, der var der.
Claus and I exploring the caves - I have to say that some of the caves were self-guided and we were the only one there.
Som skiltet siger
As the sign says
Inde i Pompeii grotten
Inside the Pompeii cave
Udenfor grotterne finder du et fascinerende og til tider dyster landskab med alien agtige klippeformationer
Outside the caves is an incredible landscape with sometimes alien-like rock formations
Chillagoe Smelters - hvor metallerne fra minerne blev smeltet om
Chillagoe Smelters - where the metals from the mines were melted into something useful
Myretuer
Anthills
Myre
Ants
Pas på: køer og får over vejen
Watch out: Cows and sheeps on the road
Tog stationen - der kommer tog ca. hver 3. dag
The train station - the trains arrives about every 3rd day
Vores lejebil
Our rented car
Aboriginal hulemalerier... og Claus der tror det ser ud som om han maler
Aboriginal cave paintings... and Claus who think it looks like he is painting
En lille oase ude i ødemarken
An oasis in the desert
Chillagoe kirkegård
Chillagoe cemetery
