{"id":1469,"date":"2019-04-04T03:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2019-04-01T15:25:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T22:25:54","slug":"spelunking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/04\/spelunking\/","title":{"rendered":"Spelunking!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the good things about spending extended time in an area is the ability to see some of the cool hidden spots. John and Candy, our awesome Airbnb hosts for the week, told us about a hidden seacave nearby. Melissa, being the brave one, really wanted to check it out, just like when she really wanted to go in the sandrail on the dunes. We found the obscure trail and followed it to the cliff. It felt a bit like we were hiking into a favorite rock climbing spot, until the little hole at the base of the rock wall could be seen. We crawled in through the small hole to a house sized room. It was the type of place you would almost expect to see a pirate’s treasure! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Darrin slashing his way through the dense understory to the mouth of the cave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Backing our way down the muddy entrance to the mouth of the tunnel leading into the cave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Down we go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hey! It’s pretty big in here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is pretty cool. A house size room of solid rock in the side of the hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We survived our first caving expedition!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tidbit: I let Darrin go in first so he could feel like Indiana Jones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the good things about spending extended time in an area is the ability to see some of the cool hidden spots. John and Candy, our awesome Airbnb hosts for the week, told us about a hidden seacave nearby. Melissa, being the brave one, really wanted to check it out, just like when she … <\/p>\n

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