Cave Stream - Gorge Hill

Saturday, 25 January 2020

Five ‘cavers’ left Church Corner on a cloudy Saturday morning. We got to Cave Stream Reserve while it was still quiet and walked through the cave at our own pace with no other walkers in sight. We met some intrigued, but unprepared tourists at the entrance, happy to take a group picture of us. The water was well above waist level at the down-stream entrance.

The flow of the river was strong enough to make us pleased to be in a group, as there were some places where it was impossible to climb up against the push of the water without help. Wendy and Mary were initially hesitant cavers, wondering aloud if they’d be crawling through tight spots and mud, but declared this cave a worthwhile experience. We did wonder how the 30 little rugby players with their parents would get through with the water neck-high on many of them.