mud games

the entrance to the cave

with cycling, hiking or scrambling out for the weekend, the sea boats on their way to svalbard, the river levels super low, and the prospect of leaving the uk soon, mr d took me on my first ever non-touristy cave trip. might seem stupid, in the middle summer, but as we drove over to the peak, the weather confirmed our choice by threatening with rain :)

mr d in a rather tight passage...

so off we went into a nice and easy cave that didnt require any technical stuff other than torches but offered lots of crawling on all fours through puddles and mud... great stuff, i should have started that earlier: finally an activity where it's a real advantage being small!!


nothing for people with claustrophobia, definitely something for people who like rock formations. not for people who don't like getting their hands dirty, definitely something for those who like exploring. absolutely amazing what there is to see in this very easily accessible cave that has groups walking through rather too often.


oh, and when we got out again, the sun was back!