Crab Sanga

Crab Sanga 3km, the sign said. Three K's later and we were right into it. Juicy mud crab, lots of salt and black pepper, and two slices of white bread. Sounds awful? Delicious. Queensland regional cuisine at its finest. Today we are back on the Bruce Highway, heading towards Mackay.

En route we did the tourist thing at Capricorn Caves, about 25 Km north of Rockhampton.

 There was an option for "Wild Caving" in which you abseil down things and squeeze through cracks in the dark upside down, but we were content to do the Cathedral Cave tour, which is quite tame but very fascinating, and you get to keep your feet on the ground. The geology of this region seems quite spectacular, these limestone caves (16 in all) were discovered in 1882 by one John Olson, who developed them for tourists right from the start.  They are still privately owned and it appears to be quite a big business. Our guide, Judy finished the tour by sending us, unguided, by candlelight through the labyrinthine original entry tunnel. Bit of an insight into how it must have been for those 19th century visitors.

While we're on about geology, thought you might like to see one of the weird volcanic plugs that litter the flat dry landscape around these here parts. There are quite a few of these, they used to be volcanoes, and what you see is the solidified magma that has not weathered away.

Tonight, free camping at Carmila Beach.