9th Sept 2014
Rocked up to the showground’s at Mt Gambier. Nice enough spot for a showground, but the lady in charge seemed a little strict and needed a $20 deposit on the amenities key. Ladies showers didn’t work to good, dribble on the hot water so Bonnie was a bit put off. No TV reception either here, a bit strange seeing we are right near town. I did notice here also that they had long poles with aerials on top.

Lovely town with many older looking buildings built out of blocks, presumable blocks of limestone which is readily available around this area. Famous for its Blue Hole, a crater abut 500m across, that was filled with water from underground streams and serves as the town water supply.

In the centre of town they had a cave, decorated with gardens, and the Umpherston Sinkhole, just out of town was a great hole in the ground, probably 50 to 80 meters across, in the limestone, that had in its confines BBQ’s seats and gardens. There were many bee hives around the rim of the hole, under its lip being a bit protected, and the dangling plants (like a hanging garden) some 8 to 10m drops were pretty cool. Resident possums greeted you as you walked down the steps into the chasm.