Lava Tubes QLD

This morning we enjoyed a campfire bush breakfast with billy tea hosted by the resort, under the watchful eyes of the resident kookaburras who didn’t mind stealing a sausage or two if you weren’t paying attention 😆

As the day warmed up, we joined a tour of Undara’s incredible lava tubes. Our guide, Kenneth, was fantastic, super informative and full of fascinating facts. Formed by a series of volcanic eruptions 190,000 years ago, the Undara lava tubes are essentially nature's longest underground pipelines. Remarkably, the combined lava flows from the five nearby volcanoes stretch some 116 kms, all formed over a period of just 20 years - a mere weekend in geological terms!

Our first stop was the iconic Archway Cave - the postcard image everyone associates with Undara - before heading into Stephenson’s Cave. Thanks to this year’s unusually long wet season the cave was still flooded meaning we spent much of the tour wading through crotch-deep water. To our surprise, the crystal clear water was beautifully tempered rather than icy cold. Apparently it’s the very same water served throughout the resort - reassuringly filtered of the otherwise distinctive taste of bat you know what! 🦇

The rest of the afternoon was spent soaking up the sunshine and scavenging firewood to justify another campfire tonight.Read more