Thursday, April 11, 2013

Cave Stream

We've been in caves in the woods, coastal caves, lava tubes and now the 'Cave Stream', where a stream carved through limestone and decided to flow underground. Initially the stream was pretty deep and we weren't sure we should continue since it would be chest deep on Rory and it was bone numbing cold! Liam found that you could climb along the sides a ways and skip the deep bit, after which it was knee deep most of the way with occasional waist deep sections. The limestone was beautifully sculpted by years of water rushing through and carving this tunnel. It was smooth to hold onto and seemed to glow in our headlights, not slimy or muddy. Liam led the way upstream, climbing gradually and at times up small, rushing waterfalls. After about 45 minutes and at least a kilometer, when our legs were numb from the freezing water, we saw the light at the end of the tunnel and climbed up the metal rungs to emerge back into daylight!











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