From Carries point of view
Hi!
I´m Carrie, Mr Smith’s backpack. I´ve just woken up after a bad night’s sleep. The other bags around me, hanging on the same bag hanger, snore or twist and make it hard to sleep. But a bag doesn´t need to sleep much, it doesn´t consume so much energy. Mostly it hangs around. Anyway, all the bags here are excited to go on new adventures. That´s what we are made for.
Wait! Now I can hear Mrs Smith. She´s talking about some caves. Yes! They will go to the caves of Nerja, they say. Mr S comes to the hanger. He is standing in front of us. Who will he pick? Please take me! No! He reaches out for Sacky! But changes his mind. Looking at Paddly for a second (they are not going to paddle I guess) and then… pics me! Yey! I will go to the caves! I will go to the dark and… scary caves! Help! How creepy is it in there? Whatever, I will cling on to Mr S and seek shelter at his back.
Mrs S says she wants to go by foot, it’s only a few kilometers from our new house, but Mr S says that he has trouble with his leg and wants to save it for the caves. Mrs S finds that strange. It’s never any problem on the golf course. They can take the car or the red train, says Mr S who pretends like he doesn’t hear. He also sometimes has trouble with his hearing. But, strangely, only occasionally. However, Mrs S looks up info on the homepage Mrs S thinks it would be nice to go by the red train. Mr S packs me up and the three of us go downtown to catch the red train, It’s scheduled departure from Plaza de Los Cangrejos with stops at Maro and Cueva de Nerja.
The schedule of the red train is as follows;
10.00 and every hour on the hour to 19:00, except for 14.00, 15.00 and 19.00 only goes during July and August.
The ticket price (€12 for adults, €8 for kids 6-12, and free for kids under the age of six) includes entry into both the Nerja Caves and Nerja History Museum, and reservation of tickets to the caves must be done prior to getting on the train.
The good thing about the train is that you get sightseeing in the town on the way to the caves. Strangely, the red train passes right outside our house, but there are no stops on the way to the caves.
We´re going into the caves via the entrance hall. Everything changes from warm and light to cold and dark. It’s nice and cool on a hot day like this. Here there is an exhibition of findings throughout the years and the ongoing research. Oh, there is a skeleton! There were people here as long ago as 25,000 years BC! Not even Mr S was born then.
The story of how the caves were found is fascinating. A group of boys went looking for bats on May 12, 1959. They went in through a narrow sinkhole known as “La Mina ” and discovered a huge cave system. We walk with a guide through different halls via many stairs. What an astonishing sight! There are stalactites and stalagmites all around. In different shapes and sizes. The biggest stalactite in the world is here. It´s 32 m high! There are also many old wall paintings. When we come to the Ghost hall with its scary shadows I cling on hard to Mr S.
Well, there’s a lot more to tell and, most of all, to see. I put some links below so you can read more. But really, go see it for yourself!
When I come home I will tell Sacky all about the caves. I feel a bit pitty for him that he doesn´t get around so much anymore. From now on I will be nice to him. The best Carrie in the world will be the nicest bag around. Nos vemos!
Links: The Nerja Caves, the LARGEST STALACTITE in THE WORLD (nerja-turismo.com)
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