Skirwith Cave
Saturday December 29th 2012
Members present: Adrian Turner, Caitlin Brumby, Catherine Moody, Mike Rippon
Report by Catherine Moody
We weren't feeling any motivation for a "proper" trip, as me and Caitlin were rather bruised from Trapdoor the previous day. Dunno what the boys' excuses were - utter lameness I suspect. Someone (Mandy?) suggested Skirwith to us. An ex-show cave? Sounds perfect!
Took forever to find, even with a description; it's very well hidden unless you're looking from the right angle. Almost certainly spent more time combing the field in the rain than we did underground.
Fun little trip, easily done in trainers and waterproofs, as Mike attested to (the rest of us had upgraded to wellies). Turned back when the roof/water level would have necessitated getting wet legs. Would be good to return one day with a wetsuit - apparently the chamber at the end of the canal is rather pretty.
There seemed to be a lot of "bad air" on the way out, which smelled strangely of Lynx. Can't imagine why.
Total time underground: probably less than 30 min.
