Enchanting, mystical, absolutely bloody amazing!!! Well the Jenolan caves, situated in the Blue Mountains are the most expansive cave system that we have ever seen. Apparently they are some of the Oldest limestone caves in the world and as we have become quite fond of our cave explorations, this is one we just couldn't miss. 
From the hair raising single track that wound back and forth miles down hillsides that ended up in driving through the mouth of one of the caves, to the busling busy booking system we encountered on arrival, stricken with excitment and nervous at the prospect of tickits running out , Janolan sure does absourb you.
we managed two tours of very different caves, both magnificent in there individual way, the Imperial cave, the first we entered was filled with white stalagmites, stalegtaites, columns, and even helectites! This being one of the larger in the cave system, the size and formations were astonishing. To the untrained eye they look to be honest seemed fake, yet nature can create bizarre and wonderful sights. The most famous of the formations the broken column as shown was almost like a farytale and a broken piece of a magic castle.
The second cave was called The jewels of orient cave, and dazzling it certainly was. Lit with an array of colour light the white limestone crystal became almost translucent with vibrant colour.
To our amazement the Jenolan caves national park worker who took a liking to our travelling spirit, unofficially told us were we may park for the night in the caves car park, he also mentioned a free point to use for power and even were we may find hot showers, and all for free! so we bedded down and set up vannie for a night by the caves, which included an after dinner, rather terrifying walk through the open caves, lit up yet absolutely alone!! or were we?
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