BrisWombat<p>3/x of Newdegate Cave / Hastings Cave NP (I may struggle with the alt text here, I welcome detail from people who are knowledgeable on dolomite <a href="https://bne.social/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cave</span></a> / this cave’s geology.)</p><p>The first chamber (pic1) was down a short set of steep stairs, but only illuminated at the top on the landing. Our guide explained how the discoverers used tossing stones to gauge if there was any drop offs and this point was as far as they could go, and the darkness below us indicated a fairly steep cliff before us. She then turned on the lights to reveal a larger cavern below us, quite an awe-inspiring reveal. <br>We took a staircase that turned back under itself 4 sets until we were in the 2nd chamber (pic2). It was easily 30m across and in height. It had some <a href="https://bne.social/tags/stalactites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stalactites</span></a> that were long but it did have a massive <a href="https://bne.social/tags/stalagmite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stalagmite</span></a> that from a certain angle the guide said looked like Jabba from Star Wars. <br>It was one of these 2 chambers where the guide turned the lights out. It was completely dark. Not scary though.</p>