Oh, that means pain…but also, so much FUN! Totally!!!
Spelunking is distinguished from caving as the act of exploring caves by untrained cave explorers, which is why spelunkers often need a trained person, a caver, or a tourist guide in doing this.
When in Sagada, Spelunking is one of the most fun activities to do. Caveat, it is a physically-demanding adventure, so you better do some stretching and go get ample sleep before you do this. Had I known that this was going to be a whole lot harder than jogging on the asphalted or cemented roads of U.P. Diliman or Quezon City Circle, I would have gotten enough rest the night before we went Spelunking.
The cave we spelunked on was the Sumaguing Cave, which I didn’t know would take 4-6 hours to explore. The risky business of spelunking this Japanese-era soldier-refuge cave starts with passing by an aisle where there are hanging coffins on a wall of rock and some scattered bones at the ground path. Then we climbed down very steep and slippery staircases made of layered rocks, sand, and soil either piled up by men and nature itself. You will also get lucky which means you’ll definitely step on or touch bat poop on your way down and up the cave! But all that shit and mess won’t be so much of a hassle but rather add up to the WOW experience with all that’s there to see.
The stalactites, stalagmites, and rock formations are awesome and absolutely picture-worthy—some are even sexually contoured. Our amazing tour guide ensured we didn’t miss seeing the Queen and Princess’ unmentionable (sexual organ). I wasted no time touching the Queen’s cl…ris—an act my fiancée despised. The Queen’s rock formation is in limestone, which was rough and colored bronze. This limestone part of the cave is the easiest stone path inside the cave to walk on because it has small, pimple-looking spikes all over it that build friction on the feet or footwear. There are marble paths you should take on barefooted, otherwise you’re sure to slide by and be one with the stones, perhaps become a fossil someday! LOL.
As we went deeper into the cave, we found some small, ice-cold water ponds, one of which was waist-deep (I’m just a few inches over five feet)…and so I was able to pee in it. Hey, I don’t pee in pools but it might have been already two hours of trekking so it was perhaps forgivable to let my own waterfall flow. Our friendly tour-guide who hand-carried a gas-powered lamp, obliged to take several Blog-and-Facebook-destined pictures of us in these scenic spots.
When it’s your turn to spelunk, remember these few tips. Don’t wear light-colored clothes, they will be pooped and soiled. Bring a bottle of water but not so big, because it will just be a heavy burden while you’re walking, bending, crawling, and rappelling. Most importantly, before you engage in this injury-prone undertaking, get some rest and warm-up exercise especially if you have kept yourself away from athletic activities for a long time.
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