A few weeks ago I went spelunking (aka caving) with my friends at Warsaw Caves, which are located near Peterborough (about 2 hrs drive NE of Toronto). The area has multiple caves to explore, and some caves are even connected to each other. It sounded very interesting until I looked at some reviews of the site and they made it sounds like a really hardcore sport! "Clothes may get dirty, torn... you may get bruises from crawling and climbing... there's no 'walk-in' caves..." So taken their advice, I got myself prepared with headlamp (bought from dollar store), gloves, long sleeves unwanted clothing, bug spray, running shoes... the only thing I didn't bring was the helmet.
Anyways, the caving part turned out to be ok (once you get the guts to go in as some opening are quite narrow and steep). The headlight was useful because it really was dark inside, and gloves were essential as well because your hands would be grabbing rocks around you for support to go up/down. Thin long sleeves clothing was a smart idea to stay away from dirtying/scratching your arms and from the mosquitoes... which turned out to be more of a problem than the caving itself (bug spray is a must!). We went near the end of May but probably it'd be nicer to cave at end of April/beginning of May or in autumn so that the weather would be cooler and less mosquitoes around. But once you got inside the caves, it's quite cool down there. Also try not to go after a rainy day because the rocks can be slippery to climb.
But caving was definitely an interesting experience! The caves were actually bigger than I thought (originally I thought you'd have to duck and crawl a lot inside and maybe bending arms and legs to fit inside). This closed caving was different than open caving at Greig's caves at Bruce Peninsula or Scenic caves at Collingwood. Too bad we didn't stick around to see the "kettles". Will definitely go caving again in the future!
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Weekend of Feb 18-20
Family weekend is coming up, so what're the picks for this long weekend? Let's see...
Ca
nadian International Auto Show
New car, exotic car, classic car, eco-car...
Feb 17-26 @ Metro Convention Center
Cost: $20
http://www.autoshow.ca/index.htm
All equipment is provided!
Saturday February 18, 10am-2pm
Chemong Lake at BEL Rotary Park in Ennismore, ON
Note: Park at Chemong School or Causeway Christian Assembly and shuttle to site
http://clearvieworganizing.com/22.html
Ghost Tracking at Casa Loma
Hosted by the Renowned Ghost Trackers Michelle Desrochers and Patrick Cross, participants get to walk around the castle in search of ghost sightings. Everyone will gather at the end of the night to share stories and photos.Sunday February 19, 7pm @ Casa Loma
Pre-registration is required
Cost: $28 + Tax
http://casaloma.org/Seasonal/
Snowman Mania
Enjoy activities such as Chili cook-off, Bingo Pancake Breakfast, Skating, Skiing, Tobogganing, Snowshoeing, Snowmobile, Poker, Dance, and Fireworks!
Feb 16-20 @ Wasaga Beach
http://www.snowmanmania.com/
Winterlude at Gamiing
Time for snowshoeing, skiing, skating, kicksledding, trail bingo and hot refreshments.
Monday February 20, 11am - 5pm
Gamiing Nature Centre, 1884 Pigeon Lake Road
15km south of Bobcaygeon and 19km east of Lindsay
Admission by donation
http://www.gamiing.org/index.php?nShow=34
Wish you a happy family day with your loved ones!
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