Paphos Caving

Published 9th of February, 2018

Weird Rocks

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Also, there are whole areas of the cave which doesn't have any deposits. Here you can see instead a rather brutal rock formation. I don't understand how it was formed though. The edges are far too jagged for it to be man made, surely?

Another Passage

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And yet, I came across this, which is another tunnel, obviously filled in at some point. Why was it filled in? Who filled it in?

Back to the Stalactites

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These remind me of the icicles we saw on the Troodos Hotel a year ago.

More Jagged Rocks

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Progressing further into the cave, I began to get concerned that the depth of the mud and water was increasing.

Adjoining Cave

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The main cave was joined by this small tunnel at head height. Presumably this was just where another stream joined the main one. I can't imagine anybody tunneled that.

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