And decided to check it out, so glad I did!
When I finally found it at the end of a long windy dirt road, there was a cave with a huge gold Buddha inside and monks meditating at it's feet.
Next, as I got out to look, careful not to disturb anyone, a monk walked up to me and handed me a motorcycle battery with a head lamp attached to it, a homemade flashlight.
He the pointed at a trail into the jungle so I headed that way. There wasn't a soul around.
Soon I came to a limestone cave entrance, now I was wishing I had a camera with a flash!
Upon entering I realized I had never seen anything like this before.
Huge stalagmites, and pools of water surrounded by white limestone which glittered in the lightbeam like diamonds!
Absolutely breathtaking.
I wandered through the tunnels completely alone.
Heard a flutter inside a hole so I took a peek.
It was filled with the biggest nastiest looking bats I've ever seen.
I tried to get a picture but my flashlight caused wing flapping and teeth baring and truthfully I really didn't want these hairy, leathery, guano dripping bats to suck my eyeballs out, so I shimmied...
Next I started taking tunnel after tunnel singing out loud along with my echo.
Suddenly, the flashlight died.
Ok, not cool. Now I'm In the dark, and not just dark, I'm talking about help I cant breathe-CAVE dark..and there are huge vampire bats in here just listening to me sweat, waiting to drink my blood.
Ok I can do this. Time to get down to business.
Luckily I had my iPod. Using the light of my screen I discovered one of the wires had broken off where it was soldered.
Sweet, piece of cake.
I didn't have my pocket knife on me, so I just stripped the insulation off the wire with my teeth and wrapped it around the contact point and that was it!
See no worries!
So at this point I decided to head back. Easier said than done!
Those of you who know me well, know that I could get lost in a stinking
Wal-mart.
As I wandered around pouring sweat in the hot, humid darkness, I began to play the "I recognize that rock" game.
Of course I didn't recognize squat, but it made me feel better, and since I did pay enough attention that I knew I only took left turns (mainly) I eventually found my way out.
What a great adventure.
The cave was so muddy it sucked my flip-flops off so when I came out I had mud caked like boots around my bare feet, but I took some of the giant leaves that are everywhere here to clean off with.
(great T.P. Material to, by the way!)
As I left I bowed to the old monk, gave back the flashlight and made a little coin donation, then it was back on the road again!
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