Saturday, July 18, 2009

Spelunking

We visited the Cave of the Winds for a 5pm tour today. Jeff wasn't
going on the old people and babies "Discovery Tour." We took the
lantern tour. Our guide ran (that's fairly literal, it was a very
brisk pace) through the main tour sections and we used little kerosene
candle lights in buckets to meander through a different part.
It was supposed to be an hour and a half, and our guide may have
walked fast, but he talked slow. Our tour was an hour and 45 minutes.
Right at the beginning we went through a 150 foot section that was
only maybe four feet tall. I had a "Descent" (movie I saw with Anne a
couple years ago) moment and freaked myself out by the end of it.
Luckily, we paused for 20 minutes to hear the story about the cave
mummy. I recovered after that.
Cool small places, if you like that kind of thing, and interesting
little stories and legends about the cave.
Jeff liked the lanterns- because he could play with them and it was
more authentic. Its definitely as close to the experience of going
down with a couple people and some candles. We had to swing the
lanterns around and get close to the rock to see the molds and
formations.
We paused for a bit in "Lovers' Lane" and blew out our lanterns. Our
guide proceeded to scare people with his story and flashlight. I just
stayed behind him, and was safe. :)

iPhone worked well to grab a pic of the $10 posed photo at the end.

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