The unfamiliar drawl of America’s Deep South has been common place around Central Queensland for some time now, with the widely acclaimed ‘People to People (P2P) Ambassador’ program in full swing for another year.
But here at the Capricorn Caves we like to go one step further and treat our American cousins to a little taste of home and what better way to do that than with our very own Independence Day celebrations.
On Sunday July 4th no less than 150 students from ‘the land of the free’ were treated to a patriotic feast of American style burgers and a stars and stripes cake ol’Barack himself would be proud of.
Following a special guided tour,cave staff – decked out in red, white and blue of course – were then treated to a moving rendition of star spangled banner... and whatever left over cake could be found in the kitchen.
For more than 20 years, P2P students from all 50 states have been making the trek to Capricorn Caves, turning a once optional cave tour into one of the true highlights of their Australian adventure.
In 2010 more than 70 coach loads – roughly 3500 P2P students – will experience the majesty of our limestone caverns, and that number is set to increase again next year.
“It’s an extremely busy time for us here at the Caves but it’s always a lot of fun,” owner Ann Augusteyn said.
“It keeps our staff on their toes but we really do look forward to these few months every year.”
