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June 8, 2004 BELLY-FULL CAVE Position: WGS84 - 18 22' 46.8" N, 77 51' 59.3" W, +/- 5 m Field notes: D. K. ROGGY Cavers: R. S. Stewart, M. Taylor, D. K. Roggy Time in: 13:00 EST, Time out: 17:00 EST THREAT VULNERABILITY: Low A stream cave in a depression along the road. We went in and found a passage that was pretty straightforward. In a couple of places, the passage could be followed either on one side or another of large boulder type structures, but it was definitely not as complex as Roehampton School cave. It wasn't as restricted either, which I was grateful for. The passage was on average 2 m tall, and 1 to 3 m wide. We had gone no more than 50 m when we came to a pool of water, perhaps a sump or a duck. The passage went around a corner and it seemed that the ceiling started getting low and it was not a good time of year to explore further, it being the rainy season. We were making our way back out, taking time to look for invertebrates when we heard the low rumble of thunder outside. Stefan said "We gotta move!" and we got out in about 1.5 minutes. We came out into dark skies and rain. When we'd entered the sky was mostly clear. |
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