The rest area in Indiana was very quiet but for some reason neither Ron or I slept well so we were both up very early. It was very cold last night so our furnace went on constantly. We have been spoiled with our heat pumps that run very quietly but it got too cold for them so the furnace went on and is quite loud.
We stopped for fuel, Propane and breakfast at the Flying J on our way to the Indiana Caverns. I called to make sure they had parking for our RV and luckily they did. The road into the the caverns was very, very narrow. There was no possible way for a another vehicle to pass with the MH in the road. Thankfully no one came the other way.
The Indiana Caverns are the nation's newest show cave. As part of the Binkley Cave System, it is Indiana’s largest cave system and the 11th longest cave in the U.S. at 37 + miles long. The cave has been open to the public for just under one year.
When I saw it in the Indiana visitors publication it never mentioned climbing up or down stairs but emphasized the boat ride through the cave. I checked on line and either it was not mentioned or I missed that little fact. At any rate, the tour not only included a boat tour but also stairs and ramps that went down 110 feet which also meant climbing back up 110 feet!!! We were there so it was game on for me.
Inside the cave we saw the usual cave stuff but also a 36 foot waterfall:
Ancient Ice Age Bones:
Cool Rock Formations:
Down 110 feet we boarded a catamaran and headed deeper into the cave. At times we had to duck our heads to get through but it was quite a lot of fun.
The entire tour took about one hour and twenty minutes. It was different then any other caves we have been in and our guide was excellent. The trek back up all those stairs was challenging but doable.
Back at the top we stopped to share a picture with the what ever it was in the lobby. LOL
It was time to move on and Ron felt like driving so off we went. I looked again for a campground but to no avail so once again we would be spending time in a rest area. We were both bummed out because we thought for sure something would be open but no such luck. Around 7 pm and after a very busy day we settled in for the night at an I-64 rest area.
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