On a much needed reading break, my boyfriend and I decided to take a trip to the beautiful Qualicum beach. Here we ventured to the infamous “Horne Lake Caves”, where we squeezed through the tiniest cracks, scoured the walls for spiders, and nearly slipped to our deaths making our way up active waterfalls. We had the most knowledgeable of guides, and learned how the thousands and thousands of year it takes the caves to form can be compromised with a single swipe of our hands. We also learned about the “Buddha” formation (my favourite), and the vast darkness that falls upon you when you reach the spot in the cave where light can no longer. It was a wet, cold and long journey, but was an adventure well worth taking.
Here we are at the very beginning of cave one, where the light is still prominent. My favourite part at this point? The contrasting colours of our hard hats, and the sweet lights to boot!
This is “Buddha” and his crystal clear reflection in the water. Legend has it that he brings peace to the animals of the cave (the stone wolf, and his friends – shapes of rock that look like animals).
These are a few of the thousands of spiders that seek shelter and warmth and the mouth of the caves. Most disgusting part? My head was within inches of these creepy crawlers the whole tour of the second cave. SICK!
This was the waterfall at the end of the tour. It was a dangerous climb up there to say the least, and we were already so soaked from the rain that it di not matter if we were standing right underneath it. Grand finale!
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