Simon & Caroline's World Tour 07/08

You'd think with a name like Burning Mountain, and the fact that the mountain is actually on fire, that it would be a major tourist attraction. We for one have detoured a good few hundred kilometres to see it, and nearly missed the itty bitty blue sign pointing to said mountain. The hour long walk up the mountain takes you past dips in the ground where the fire has burned the coal seam, and finally to the viewing platform. Our resolve to see the top was tested by a very large, and probably very poisonous snake across the path, but thankfully it moved on. The summit has a distinct sulphoury smell to it, and the heat haze and smoke wisps rise up from a fire deep within. Ok, so it's not huge flames, but it's still impressive in my book, especially considering it's been going for around 5000 years, and that the recent downpours haven't extinguished it!