Bats' Cave

After a scrumptious breakfast by lake fewa, we headed to explore the caves… Mahendra Gupha (cave) was first on the list; it was a test to see if I was fit enough to try out bats cave; which I was told was treacherous… the exit looked easy enough, but turned out to be an entirely different case when tried… a little climbing, twisting and turning and I’d made it… now for the challenge; bats’ cave…

Bats cave was deeper in the ground than Mahendra gupha. I tried to imagine how it would be, how the bats would look like, how many there would be and started working out strategies as to what I’d do if they woke up and decided to attack, I realized I really didn’t know what to do other than screeming, so started concentrating on the walk instead… it was pitch dark… my friend pointed the torch towards the roof; there they were, hundreds of tiny little bats… they looked cute even…

We made our way towards the exit, it was very hard to find, even when I was with someone who’d been through it a coupla times… we started climbing, up and up we went… I dared not look down, lest I lost my footing… we reached a huge boulder, which I thought was a dead end only to find out that we’d have to scale it… it was slippery and there were hardly any place to hold… I managed to scramble up (rather ungracefully I should add) with the help of my friend… which appeared to be the most difficult part was rather easy compared to what I was to face… there wasn’t enough space to stand or crouch, I lay on my tummy with my bottom sticking out! There were two slits up ahead; I had to slither through it and quick… I tried to force myself not to think about how many fractures I could have if I slip and fall, the injuries could be so severe that it can be fatal!

I managed to scuttle through (thank god!) without much mishap, only I was covered from head to toe in mud… it was the most exhilarating experience I’ve had thus far!