Yay! We were finally granted access to the Cutta Cutta Caves - complimentary access! (yes, it was for free considering we were duped out of a tour last time). This was just one limestone cave, full of stalectites and calcium crystals. The name Cutta Cutta comes from the local Jaowyn people and it means 'many stars' (cutta being the word for star, repeating it meaning many). This was because of the glittery nature of calcite crystals - they really are beautiful (and difficult to capture). Interestingly, indigenous folk do not like going under ground because they believe the rainbow serpent lives there, and will get them if they go there. So the cave was never actually used by the indigenous people for this reason. It was only named Cutta Cutta after the land had been returned to the traditional owners. (Before that it had been something silly, like Smith's cave, cos smith was the dude that found it when some of his cows toppled in - the indigenous story is WAY cooler...) The othere interesting thing about the cave was that it was really really humid. This was because there was a pool right at the back. We didn't get to see the pool, but there were some pretty impressive stalectites and curtain formations in there..
Unfortunately after that exciting episode - Caleb had to work. Sunday afternoon he drove with his workmates to Tipperary Station - one of the most famous stations in the Territory, which is really by the sounds of it, a rich man's tax dodge. Seriously, its the rich guys that own it, one fella even installing his own zoo complete with giraffes and rhinos! These were no longer there of course, and Caleb was there just doing a job on a tractor part...ask him about it, I think that would be best! He did however, bring back some pretty impressive photos of the place...
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