Made our way to Mount Gambier yesterday without much ado. Visited the Lady Nelson Visitors centre after lunch and did the small tour inside. It was all about the early settlers, their relations with the aborigines, the formation of the blue lake and some archaeological artefacts (fossils, et al). The blue lake - which is actually quite deep blue - very cool - is the result of it being essentially formed on top of limestone which releases Calcium Carbonate every summer and thereby reflects the deep blue of the colour spectrum. We made some gourmet burgers for tea and headed to the Umpherston Sink Hole which is located in a small park and is touted to be 'the' place to see some bushy-tailed possums once darkness falls. The sun eventually fell and at about 9:40 or so we had the fortunate of spying one of the bushy-tailed critters in one of the many cracks and crevices of the limestone walls. We weren't able to feed it by hand but threw plenty of apples and carrots at it to keep it in sight. It was late when we departed and kids were foul - ready to tuck into bed for a good nights rest. Today we'll see a few more sights and try to get further ahead on the presentations.
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