AN international family could not resist a brief stopover in Mount Gambier recently as they passed through the region.
Adelaide resident Peter Mazalla recently ventured to the South East with his friends and family after previously visiting the Umpherston Sinkhole.
“We were up at Port Fairy and on our way back to Adelaide I thought we could stop in for five minutes and explore the sinkhole,” he said.
“I have been here before and it is quite beautiful so I just thought why not share it?
“I thought I would show them what the sinkhole is all about.”
Mr Mazalla’s friend Adam Mazalla-Tomlinson said Peter encouraged his family to visit the sinkhole.
“We are visiting from the United Kingdom for a while and Peter suggested we stop and have a look,” he said.
“I really like the garden and it is interesting the way those layers blend in together.
“I find the holes in the rock and the layering of the limestone really fascinating.”
Mr Mazalla-Tomlinson said he had seen similar formations within the United Kingdom.
“Around the UK there is limestone as well, but nothing quite as amazing as this,” he said.
“You do get some waterfalls formed in the limestone areas of the UK, further north mainly in Yorkshire.
“They are moreso going into a river but not as well formed as the Umpherston Sinkhole, not just a single formation.”
Mr Mazalla-Tomlinson also stopped by at some other Mount Gambier tourist attractions.
“Within both the UK and Australia you do get some amazing pot-holeing that goes on creating limestone pavements and structures,” he said.
“I do not think the Blue Lake is as impressive as this sinkhole though.”
