Hi Everyone, hope you had a great weekend
Let's continue to explore the Son Doong day 3 with us :)
Day 3: The best and the most challenging day of the Expedition was promised
We departed at 9 a.m. after breakfast, taking care on the way to the first doline, which was formed when the cave passage's upper roof fell, allowing natural light to shine through. 'Watch Out for Dinosaurs' is the name given to a collapse that occurred less than 370,000 years ago. To get here, our team members must climb and descend several times, with some requiring the use of technical equipment like as ropes, harnesses, cow-tails, and lifelines for safety reasons. The most intriguing feature is a section where you must walk sideways to pass through some really squeeze sections. I also wonder how our porters could make it through as they must carry sometime overload stuff.
Edited by my friend- Chau A Nguyen
Watch Out for Dinosaurs please!!!
It took us an hour to get from the camp to the top of Doline 1, where a spectacular view waiting for us to explore. Everyone was warned not to stray off the cave's path, as this is where the cave's inhabitants begin to appear, and show us how the trees adapt to the life in the cave with limited daylight. Plants are little since the hole and lighting entering this location are limited. When you get to the very top. The team should be separated into small groups and assist one another in taking images. Many tourists want to take a memorable shot of the ‘wedding cake’,one of the most beautiful and magnificent photographs place on the expedition. We continue on to the right hand side, where we can see the entire vista of the first camp.
Looking back to the first camp
We have two hours here before descending to the bottom of the online, and you're staring back at it right now. Wow, that is unquestionably a natural sculpture. We remained there motionless, watching the sunbeams like soft silk, dazzling the golden leaves that had landed in this bright location by chance. A lovely lunch will be provided here with an amazing place.
Sunbeams viewpoint
The group went farther into the cave and looking back is even better from this vantage point. We appear to be in Wonderland. So lovely and wonderful. The surroundings are amazing, from the dangling stalactites to the subsurface formations that look like little strongholds.
Camp 2 in Son Doong - Taken by a team mate
The next section is the ‘Rat Run’ from the first doline to the second doline. The second doline collapse is caused by the junction of two main faults, one from the main Son Doong entrance passage and the other cave nearby, called Acove cave. The trees here are much bigger in the second doline due to the larger opening 200mx300m and the large quantities of ancient bat and swift guano as fertilizer, and the jungle develops in the cave.
With a height of 250 meters and a width of 175 meters from the top to the slope, this doline is the largest part in Son Doong. Oxalis Adventures did an excellent job of conservation because the guide's team always asked for customers to strictly stay in a single path all the time.
The journey continues through the jungle until the team arrives at the final fantastic sandy camp. When we reach the camp, the porters stay there to serve us coffee or tea and snacks before we are back on foot and moving deeper into the cave. Lots of great photo opportunities here are waiting for us. Also you could discover some very rare animals like Son Doong white fish with no eyes; shrimp and white spiders.
Back to the camp by 18:00 where we will be in for another big delight dinner with the rest of the team.
Camp 2 in Son Doong - Taken by a team mate
Camp 2 in Son Doong - Taken by a team mate
Cave Pearls in Son Doong
Thank you for reading my post and I wish you a great week ahead.