Diamond Cave

We didn't want to go to Mammoth Cave because we'd been there before and the tours can be quite long and a bit strenuous. So we opted to go to Diamond Cavern instead.

I didn't really understand why you couldn't take your backpack or handbag inside the cave. But I didn't dare ask because the guy behind the counter probably wouldn't have told me anyway. He was that kind of guy. He will never win the Mr. Congeniality award.

Thankfully, our tour guide was lovely. (It was a group of retirees and nobody moved all that fast. Think about it, it's downhill - steps and downhill paths combined with bad knees, and bad ankles. It had been raining and while you might think that it doesn't rain inside the cave, think again. The water soaks through the ground and into the cave. So it was a bit slippery in places.Then when you get as far as you can go, you turn around and start going uphill.

The tour of this cave only lasted about an hour - which was about right for us. The formations were beautiful and it was well lit so I got some really good photos.

You can really see the effect of the rain in this one.