Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is on the most southerly tip of Western Australia.
The lighthouse was built in 1896 from local stone and is the highest lighthouse on mainland Australia at a height of 56 meters. The light can be seen 25n mile away and still operates on the original light.
From the top of the lighthouse, its shadow points to where the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean meet.
This area is home to 100k of underground limestone caves in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste N.P. This is Jewel Cave and unfortunately my camera does not do it justice.
Lake Cave, like Jewel Cave, is down several hundred steps before you reach the floor of the cave.
There is water running through Lake Cave which has receded over the years to leave these columns suspended above the remaining clear water.
And when you go down, you also have to climb back up. Between the lighthouse and the two caves we climbed about 1000 steps today.
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