Into The Belly of The Beast...

With headlamps turned on and torches blazing...fuelled by energizer batts, we made our way into the belly of the beast.

It would be totally dark if not for our torches. There was about 30 odd people on the 1030 route. Personally I think it's too many to a guide. I still believe a guide should be responsible for no more than 8 people. There are many routes within the cavern and the point man, Tok Janggut is at the head of a tailend of about 30 odd peeps. There were no sweepers which I was not comfortable with. So Miao and I decided to to take the sweepers position after trekking for about an hour. It wouldn't be too much fun if we had spend time looking for a lost or injured spelunker. Darn...I should be a guide.

Wading through a narrow crevice.

Getting wet and lovin' it!

The lost tribe...

"my preciousssss....." says the unidentified creature lurking in the caves as captured on camera by amatuer spelunkers still squeeky clean and posin'. "We found the creature wandering about and searching for something he calls precious. We are just as baffled."

Who goes there? We lost too. Our man from Naples, not here for the food only but to get down and dirty with the rest of us. Not only are we getting wet from the underground stream but the air is pretty moist too and of course there is sweat.

Onward we move deeper into the belly of the beast. Into the abyss. Into the dark recesses of the cave system. Always watching out for the low ceiling and stalactite which could appear from nowhere and smack you in the face or a stalagmite which could rip your balls in two or give you sore nuts, either way it was in our best interest to have our eyes peeled and focus on the trail ahead.

Deeper and deeper we went...