
This week, with holidays coming up and so many parents planning what to do and where to take their children, Roy decided that the perfect place to visit would be a common school holiday destination. Now the question was where? Roy has many favourite destinations, but there was one place which he recently visited which he really enjoyed and wanted to encourage his friends to visit too - the Nettle Cave at Jenolan Caves (NSW).

Although many of Roys friends have visited Jenolan Caves, few had visited the Nettle Cave, which only reopened to the public in 2006. Roy thought this was a real shame as the Nettle Cave is not only very different to the other caves, it also gives visitors an idea of what visiting the caves in the early days would have been like. There are many places where you can view the original stairs, railings and lighting systems, and even an original wooden ladder! The Nettle Cave is 'free' with any other show cave tour, and is a self guided tour. An audio guide is provided to tell you about the cave, and you can listen to the guide in many languages, including Klingon! The guide tells visitors about everything from the history of the caves to the amazing formations, including the crayback formations, like the one in the photo above, which are very rare. To find out about these craybacks click here.