Cairns and tablelands

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A rotary staircase leads up to the exit to end the tour.

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Video > https://youtu.be/-FHxTgXCK_4

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I headed back to the Ute for a coffee then headed up to Bauhinia Cave, a self guided cave.
the entrance was steep down until it rounded a corner and i turned my headlight on to be greeted by a wide slippery steeply sloped rock slab.
I couldn't see any footholds so elected to simply slide down on my bum into the depths then it was downhill through the low tunnel to a larger room in total darkness.
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Its amazing these spiders can see their prey in total darkness, mainly those flightless cockroaches.

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Then it was time to find a way back up the rockslab and exit the cave. made it with a lot of effort and sweat expended.

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After lunch i headed out to the Mungana site.

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Firstly i headed to the Archways site.

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Next i headed back to the Art Site.

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Then headed back to my little camp spot to swim and process pics.

Video of inside > https://youtu.be/maMsWTxLFHM

Video of flight over it > https://youtu.be/vgKpnIGfG7Q

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Tuesday 27-9-22:

Spent the day swimming and processing pics.

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Wednesday 28-9-22:
Headed East again this morning passing some interesting rock during the roadworks then turned off at Petford and took a dirt road to Herberton.

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Wild horses along the back road.

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Old Town Dam at Montalbion

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Wood and concrete dam at Irvinebank

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In Herberton i visited the Spy and Camera Museum.

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