Then we headed to Ohiopyle, PA. We were thankful to sit down for lunch at a local cafe before visiting the falls.
This place is touristy, which for us took a little bit of the excitement away. :) It limits our exploration a tad.
Zane! Watch out for the falls!
Vanessa, I'm not sure that's a safe way to ride in a kayak. But you are cute!
After playing at a local park, we headed to Laurel Caverns. The guided tour lasts 55 minutes. It was Zane's first time doing caverns. Vanessa went to the Olentangy Indian Caverns with Mommy while Daddy was in Canada this last summer, so she knew what she was doing and she was excited to go.
As soon as we arrived to the caverns, we were able to jump in on a group tour getting ready to leave. We went down a loooooonnnggg way.
Vanessa enjoyed finding her shadow with the funny play in lighting.
Vanessa got to help with the optical illusion at Gravity Hill.
Zane really liked feeling the rough rock and gritty dirt. And of course he had to taste the dirt too.
And Vanessa REALLY liked the music activated light show that started after we stayed in complete darkness for a few minutes. The tour guide thought for sure Vanessa would have a hard time with this part of the tour. She and Zane were impressive. Vanessa went on and on about how much she really liked the music show. Zane enjoyed it too.
More cool pictures of the cavern:
After a few physically challenging days, we headed off into the sunset toward home. Perfect way to end our time away . . .
