Ngilgi Cave

Ngilgi Cave
The pathway winds through native bushland which leads you to the entrance of Ngilgi Cave, you descend and explore its majestic stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, and beautifully coloured shawls.
The humidity at 95% makes the climb/walk more challenging unground ,the steps are steep up and down , thinking we’d gone the wrong way round, as we climbed to the top of a steep set of stairs , in the shadows stood one of the guides waiting for us ,a desk lit up with a lamp , a couple of benches and a few books ,a most surreal site lite by warm lighting and accent surroundings, you felt a real calm welcoming feeling, like someone was covering you in a warm blanket “had we been chosen to cross over?” or maybe it was a. case of being hot and sweaty and wanting to sit down!?
Months later strange enough we were to discovered that the local Wardandi people have long known of the existence of the Ngilgi cave..The Wardandi believe the caves to be their passage to the afterlife!

Edward Dawson was the first European to enter the cave when he went searching for stray horses in 1899. He acted as a guide to the cave from December 1900 to November 1937.

“We were tracking the cattle up the hill when we saw a hole in the ground. After examining the aperture I lowered myself down with a stirrup, bridle and reins, and saw cave formations.”
Edward Dawson

The most bazaar thing I read was Dorothy Williams (1928 – ?) held the "world's endurance record for time spent alone beneath the earth's surface", after living in Ngilgi Cave for 90 days in 1963. She was the first woman to set a "lone cave sitting" record. While in the cave she discovered several fossils that had not previously been found in Western Australia.Read more