Molly and Fox 2014 August | Page 28

Girl Guides venture underground Thought about trying CAVING? Caving is a unique and fun way to explore parts of the world that most people never see. Plus you can do it all year round - rain, hail or shine since you are going to be under the ground away. This facinating activity is also known as spelunking in the USA and Canada (that word always makes me smile) and potholing in the UK and Ireland. A group of adventurous Kingston Girl Guides tried caving out for themselves earlier this year at their district camp with the great leaders from the Melbourne District Guide Caving Group. “We crawled, grovelled, climbed, wriggled, bumped their heads and above all had loads of fun at Britannia Creek Cave in Victoria”. If you want to find out more about caving or give it a go yourself try Melbourne Adventure Company or google caving in your own state or country - there are loads of great places to go. Remember... Are you an explorer? Do you like the idea of wading through underground rivers, crawling through the dark with only a torch and the odd glow worm to ligh B