Mammoth Cave

We had planned a camping trip for this weekend but decided it wouldn't be much fun to go in the rain. So, Jon decided we should go to Kentucky and see Mammoth Cave. I thought he was crazy since it was going to be 95 degrees there. However, I packed everyone up and we headed south. We signed up for the 11:45 Frozen Niagra tour. We got there a little early and did some "exploring" on our own. The kids love to climb the rocks and discover things on the trails. We rode a bus to the cave, reminding me why I always hated the bus in school. I was really car sick by the time we got there. Even though we were all sweating and panting we put on our jackets and headed down in the cave. We had a really good tour guide and learned a lot from her. We saw the place a pack rat had sat up camp, cave crickets, and signs of bats and cave beetles. It is so amazing to see the neat things in the cave. After the tour we headed to Louisville for the night. We stayed in a nice hotel right downtown. The kids were excited to swim but there were about 30 other kids in the pool. We let them swim but they didn't have much room to move. We thought we'd better get home as early as possible Sunday so we didn't have to drive in the storm and rain. We had a good weekend!