hanging on a rope

this little place offers tons to do. it has a vast cave network. so one can either opt for the dry safe option of walking throught the main tourist cave or one can have a bit more fun. the lost planet tours offers one of the world's longest commerial absails of its type. it is 100 meters down into a cave from a platform above. once in the cave you see glow worms and fossiles. there are varous other caving activities to do from black water rafting to waterfall absails.

Quick Tips:

it is small so better stop at an ATM and grocery store before you get there as they have none. the junuae (i can't remember how to spell it right, sorry) hall was a great little hostel with a large kitchen and a pool. they offer horse back riding through the rocky lush green country side. it has one pub i believe. the tourist info center is where most of the caving and rafting operations have their base if not thier pick up point.

Best Way To Get Around:

there is a bus station. the hostels are right in the "center" of town so once staying there one can easily walk to tourist info, bus station, the modest little general(mostly there just for tourists), and the pub.

i was standing there in my muck boots and blue jump suit, not really knowing what to expect. we walked out through the green fields scaring the sheep in our path, others seemed quite used to seeing strange blue creatures. we walked around the opening of the cave we were to absail into. i could not see the bottom just a mist raising through the dark hole. we stepped out onto the platform from which we were to descend from. leaning off the platform on to a thin steel bar i was thinking its a long way down, 100 meters i kept trying to think of it in feet. "ok" he said " take your feet off the platform." my heart jumped as i sat there hanging from a rope, not seeing the bottom through the mist. then i thought ' lets do this" and down through time i went.