We then drove on to Bira, which is at the very southeast tip of Sulawesi. This area reminded me of the Burren in Ireland, with big black limestone rocks, which looked volcanic.
We asked locals about caves and were told of Gua Janggut in the hill behind Bira Beach. Janggut means beard, and I wondered if the locals gave the cave this name cos of Tony Jarratt's beard!!! JRat is sitting in front centre
It is a through cave. The entrance chamber is full of very soft guano. Inside are birds nests - not the edible variety as some had blue string in them.
A climb leads up and out to the other entrance.
Outside the cave is a collection of shells, presumably a midden.
Bira Beach
We then went on to Ara, which is about 14 km north of Bira along the east coast. We went to the beach park and walked along the track to Gua Passohara. This is basically a large collapsed chamber going down to a clear pool. It looked great with the sun shining on it.
Looking into the cave
The caving team
© Liz Price
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