Cave Tubing by pilgrims Austin and Chris
Today didn’t start as early as the first, but we still had to wake up at a comfortable 7:00. We ate a good breakfast containing French toast and dragon fruit (awesome!!!).
We started out going to the Belizean Zoo. We saw animals found in Belize, including something called a “Tapir” that looked a lot like Greedo the Bounty Hunter from “Star Wars.” That was cool…but then there was CAVE TUBING!!!!!!
There are no words that do justice to describe CAVE TUBING, but we’ll do our best. It started out like something out of “Rambo” re-enacted by high-school kids as we hiked through the jungle with our shirts off (seriously). On the way, we stopped off in the jungle for a little snack. I won’t tell you what it was, but I’ll give you a hint: it was TERMITES. They tasted like mint candy (seriously). The hike was all worth it once we reached the water. We jumped off a small cliff overlooking the clear blue water to get started. We then got in our tubes and turned our head lights on as we entered the first caves. It was awesome to just float through the cave and hang out together. There was a bunch of splashing that kept everyone laughing. In the second cave we walked on the shore and climbed up a rock ledge and crawled through a cramped space. It was all worth it because we got to see crystals that were forming for years.
After the second cave, we linked up into chains and rode the rapids down to the end. I(Austin) crashed and wrapped around a tree with Arianna. Graham got a face full of tree before getting whipped around it. We finished off jumping off a couple of rocks and screaming our heads off.
On the way back we stopped and got ice cream at a Mennonite village (it was a lot better than Dairy Queen). It was a good day.