My friend Sam just came to visit and to cap off her trip we headed to my friend Chelsea's community on the man-made Lake Bayano east of Panama City. It was rumored to have a cool bat cave tour that I had heard about through the grape vine. I don't know what alternate universe I was in when I jumped at something like a bat cave tour without any hesitation. There's a particular cave in Missouri that I got about 15 meters into before chickening out... twice.
We traveled all day to get to Chelsea's site and when we got there and she said we should put on clothes that we can get wet, that was the moment I realized that I hadn't completely thought this activity all the way through. My biggest fears include, but are not limited to:
1. Water where I can't see the bottom
2. The Dark
3. Rodents with or without wings
But, like most things here, I had come this far and I wasn't about to turn back. And I was sure glad I didn't because after the initial panic attack as I submerged myself in cold, dark water in an enclosed area where winged rodents flew over my head, it was really really awesome!
I am sooo brave. You don't have to be proud of me because I'm proud of me for you! ;)
BATS!
Drea, Chelsea, and I
Sam and our fearless leader Manuel
Chelsea has gone on the tour over 20 times in her last year in Pueblo Nuevo. She was quick to say "we'll talk about that after" when someone brought up animals or accidents inside the cave. At one point inside the cave she said "Look! A catfish!" and I said, "I don't really want to know that, but thanks." As promised when we left she told us about the poisonous equis or fer-de-lance snakes and alligators she had seen a couple times... I guess the catfish was kinda cool.
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