How are we going to get back to Sydney?

ROAD TRIP TO KANGAROO ISLAND – October 2022
Perhaps it’s me, every road trip I’ve been on this past year has involved rain.  The road trip to and from Kangaroo Island from Sydney and return was no exception.  A good thing we weren’t intending to do any sight-seeing, and on the way home, it was looking like we would have to detour via Melbourne to avoid the flooding! Continue reading

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BIG chambers – now this is more like it!

KANGAROO ISLAND – PART 2 – 20-22 October 2022
After our day of sight-seeing, it was back to the caves.  The groups had been re-organised and so for the next three days I’d be caving with other surveyors – this was great as I expected to pick up lots of hints about being more efficient! Continue reading

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So, what else is there besides caves?

KANGAROO ISLAND – 19 October 2022
Clare had slotted in a day for us to see a little of the “sights” on the Island.  There had been full on surveying now for three and a half days, most of it in squeezy little holes, so, off we went with our guide Pam to see the sights! Continue reading

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How many squeezy holes could there be?

KANGAROO ISLAND – PART 1 – 15-18 October, 2022
When Clare B told me about the project to survey 100+ new caves found on Kangaroo Island (in South Australia), she was very clear, she had no idea what we’d find – there was the possibility they’d all be squeezy dusty little holes.    Continue reading

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Are we there yet?

GLENROCK, NSW – 1-3 October 2022
The last time I visited this caving area was five years ago.  I remembered it being small squeezy holes and thinking that I probably wouldn’t bother to go back.  But Marcia and Diana were keen to go on this trip, and there was the opportunity of SRT practice, so we agreed to drive up together.  After four hours of driving, and still no sign of the gate, we’d all agreed that it was probably a “once off”, I’d forgotten how long it took to get there. Continue reading

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