With a storm due in today, we went to explore the cave where the Johnston family lived for a while. It was very hard to imagine having to set up housekeeping and keeping 4 kids safe and happy but they made people tougher in the 50s.
Looking out of the mouth of the cave to our dinghy and
that of other folks exploring with us.
The cactus I had seen from the dinghy earlier looked huge
from up close.
One of the crevasses inside the cave. You really had to watch your step.
About the only semi level spot we found.
Weird bits of rock inside the cave.
The cave from the water side at high tide.
David surveying the interior.
Plants manage to find even a bit of soil to put down roots.
Holding the dinghy steady while I tied it off to a rock.
So much foliage covered the end of the cave. You couldn't
see just how large it was from the water because of this.
Over the years storms had tossed in quite a variety of
flotsam from the harbour.
Looking back into the cave.
The view at low tide.
Some perspective on the size of the place.
This rope was just outside the entrance and covered in all
kinds of soft growth and small sponges.
We wore water shoes over and changed into sock and shoes
to protect our feet from the sharp rocks. David even thought to
bring a towel to sit on and dry our feet.
This is a water heater from a boat. You can only imagine what
happened to the boat that used to surround it.
I love your adventures!!! You took us to places we would have missed if not for you. Great memories!! Great friends!! Glad to see you two happy and healthy!! Keep living the dream!!
ReplyDeleteThat's what we hope tp see when we explore caves in Slovenia. People used to live in some very long ago,
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