Ak' Tenamit - more play

After the village, we went caving. I wish I had more and better pictures of that because it was one of the coolest things I have ever done. Unfortunately a large pool of water in a very dark cave isn't exactly condusive to camera usage... well here's what I do have...


Adam playing with some of the boys from the village (they love seeing themselves on digital cameras)


On the hike back from the village we stopped at some caves for another little swim. This was probably the highlight of the trip for most of us. First was had to climb down a ladder from the hiking trail to where the entrance of the caves were. Then we had to walk a fair ways into the caves. Luckily we had guides with us that had candles and flashlights. Once inside the cave there was a bit of a stream and then a drop-off into a huge pool of water. We all jumped into the large dark abyss and swam for a while. Climbing out was a bit of a challenge but we all made it! Play days are hard work! This is the rather blurry view of the outside from inside the cave.

This rather trippy picture is of the inside of the cave. The very dark hole in the back is what we jumped into... the weirdo lines are the candles that were put around the cave so we could see.







Hiking back down to Ak' Tenamit