Spelunking. When we visited Ana Te Pahu and climbed down into and through the lava tube (see previous blog post), our guide, Tuhi stated that we we were spelunking. I'd never heard of it and fortunately neither had Simone. We were told that the exploration of caves is spelunking; those who explore caves are spelunkers. News to me. It's also known as caving. Too bad I don't enjoy playing a good game of Scrabble but for those who do ... spelunker!
A fascinating article about caving can be found in a National Geographic magazine article entitled Conquering an Infinite Cave. Seriously you must check it out!
