28th June 2015
With my son Callum, Peter Bolt, his son Henry and Phil Thomas.
Met up at the car park 11:00 hrs, quickly changed ready to go underground, there was another group preparing to go caving as well. Steep walk down the hillside to the entrance gate where we waited a short while to let the other group get ahead, until the midges got on my nerves and I went into the cave. Steady progress through the entrance series and the boys coped well with the roped climb. After logging in we were soon on our way down the Main Streamway, probably 10 years since I last made this trip with Pete. It’s a fine and long passage, I think the boys found it hard going at times there is quite a bit of wading through water. Henry’s feet got cold so we stopped at a point beyond Agent Blorenge inlet just before the deep pools where we had something to eat and drink before turning around and making our way back out of the cave. It was pleasantly warm on the surface considering it was rather grey earlier in the day. The walk back up the hillside doesn’t get any easier. After getting changed it was good to see the Lamb & Fox was open so in there for some refreshment before the drive home.
It had been an enjoyable four hour caving trip and a fine end to the day.
