Grotte des Clamouse

Thursday we went to the Grotte de Clamouse, which is just up the road from Pont Diable. Sadly, the experience was somewhat diminished by the guide, who spoke about one sentence of English for every 150 sentences of French. He would go on and on and on about something in French, then at the end say "zis iz very fazinating stone, ok?" or something equally inane. There was also one instance of French arty-fartyness, with a completely uninteresting light show and accompanying music.

The cave itself was interesting and varied, so here are the pics, all of 'em can be found here.



We learned that the white crystals had been made during a cold climate, while most of the colored ones came from periods with a tropical climate.










Yes, these are rock formations. The drops of water inside a stalagtite are sometimes blocked by stone, and then the water will take all sorts of directions, creating the most incredible formations. This is what makes Clamouse special, it has lots of these.





These thin, thin, stones are hollow.




Some forms are... ahem... suggestive...


Robes of rock.