Caving

Things are moving along well here in Liptovsky and everyone seems to be adapting to the environments. The weather has been pretty hot lately and everyone has been either studying or resting between the sessions. So not too much to report over the last couple of days. We have found a cheap place for dinner as we are unable to cook at this stage, however we will investigate having a BBQ later in the week. A few more teams are arriving, Australia, Canadians, USA, Slovenian, Irish Czechs and of course Slovaks.

This morning started off with an early speed session on the white water with Anna going for a flatwater recovery. After lunch whilst Ella and Malcolm studied Shaun, Anna, Ben and myself decided to go for a bit of a sunday drive up one of the mountains here. It is Slovakia's biggest ski area and there is resorts and chairlifts everywhere. We also found the 'ice caves' and decided to check them out.  A short 20min walk up the hill in 30degrees then down the stairs into the cave to a chilly -1 to 2degrees. Ben was pretty keen on taking some ice for his drink, while Shaun wanting to have a lick right there.. The tour was pretty cool although it was in Slovak so we couldn't understand too much. It was a fairly open/touristy cave system with all the usual, bats, stalactites/mights, animal bones and then some cool ice formations throughout the cave. A quick catch up from Seu World Cup, dinner and a late white water technique is in the plan for tonight night.

We have been well looked after by our host who has been pointing us in the right directions for bits and bobs and we will try go check out some thermal pools that are 5mins walk away and that have healing powers so Shaun might end up living in them to fix his shoulders.