November 4, 2007

Carlo started the day by working on the satellite. Doesn't seem that enough leaves have fallen yet to get a clear signal....hmpffff!

We met up with the Spelunkers as we passed their hotel, yes on purpose, to take them to our favorite Portage eatery - La Tolteca!

From lunch, we headed to Cave of the Mounds. It was an hour ride and the scenery was beautiful with the clear sky and all of the farms.

This is the Spelunker vehicle behind us! Hi Val!!! Hi John!!!

It's always 50 degrees in the cave - year round. I want to live there!

We toured the cave and learned or maybe we were reminded about stalagtites (tights down) and stalagmites (might one day touch the ceiling). I made up the part about the tights down - hee hee! The tour lasted about an hour and afterward we purchased a geode, cracked it ourselves and intend to set in into the wall when we stone our fireplace. During our tour we didn't see any bats nor did we have the need to crawl or light our own way.

Afterward we took some photos of breaking the rules, good friends and the beautiful scenery.

I posed by a horse (neighhhh). Carlo and I are on a stump which is over the cave we were in. Hey Carlo...aren't you tall enough!

We parted ways with the Spelunkers. They headed home to Riverfield and we headed back to O'Wich. It was still light enough for us to get a few more photos.

Without the GPS, finding Cave of the Mounds would've been, well, you know....like a needle ~

Caving - although toured and with little adventure, unless you count the numerous flights of stairs in the cave - was fun and interesting. It was great to spend time with Val and John.

We got back and went to WalMart and then got dinner. It certainly was time to call it a day!