Krizna Jama - 6th Aug 2009

Thursday August 6th 2009

Members present: Chad B,  Chuck Holder,  Matt Gosling,  Thomas Blakey

I was lucky enough to get chosen for the leader lead showcave, and what a treat it was. In truth quite an easy jaunt on a boat enjoying the view! Kalvarija was simply stunning, this was only the second day in Slovenia and it certainly felt like I had seen the best flow stones, chambers, proteus and other cave wild life there was on offer. I was quite amusing when the guide pointed out ‘the Pirate Ship’ as Matt thought he said ‘pie and chips'. It was interesting how he described to us that the water was horrible, to us it was nice and clear and clearly emerald green. However, the water is susceptible to storm surges in the summer and the best conditions, and indeed if you were going to go further into the cave then winter would be the best time to come to the cave. The guide was also into photography; unfortunately I was the only one who had a camera with them, which is a tad rubbish. We all tried to light up the formations the best we could trying to find night modes and longer exposures – but it simply wasn’t up to it. I think that he wanted to throw it in the water! Near the entrance to the cave is a skull of a bear and other limited fossils that were found in the 19th century.