Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Underground again

Our quest to go on days out continued with a trip to Ingleton, where we visited the White Scar Caves.
Set in the foothills of one of the three peaks, Ingleborough, the cave is the longest that the public can access. The tour is about a mile long and reaches a depth of 328ft at the climax, the Battlefield Cavern. They provide you with hard hats because the going is a little low in places.My little girl had one that was a bit too big for her and had to hold onto it all the tour. Mind you, she didn't have to bend down at the low points like the adults because she's only a small person. Of course you always get a dickhead on things like this, the guy who'd done the caves the hard way by potholing, umpteen years ago, and wanted to let everyone know. Judging by the size of him now, he wouldn't be able to crawl through some of the holes we saw. Tosser!
Afterwards we had a wander round Ingleton and finished up in a, for once, reasonably priced tearoom.
The A65 on the way back was a bit dicey. Bloody Juggernauts tailgating you when it,s thunder and lightning-ing all around. Sodding lorry drivers.