Lake by the cave

Cave fish

There were occasional fish in the cave, but around the entrance were schools of little fish.

Cave snorkel

We followed a young man on a surfboard into the cave. We had underwater torches nd swam about 200 meters into the dark cave. It was amazing. At the end of the swim was a deep cavern 20m deep with a light at the bottom. Just amazing. Andy was not at all comfortable and was worried about getting lost and left in the cave.

Prarinha - Gruta Azul

Next we went to the Blue river. This extensive pool was outside the pool mouth. Nearby there were huge numbers of people picnicking and bathing in waist deep warm water. We descended to the cave entrance and donned lifejacket and snorkeling gear.

Exit to cave

The cave was massive about 20m high. The floor was mostly sandy like a river bed. There were many impressive stale items and stalegtites and other formations.

The massive cave entrance

This massive cave used to be an underground river. It extends for kilometers, but we only walked about 800 meters of it.

Bariguda

This spikey tree is called a Bariguda and has a bulbous trunk like a Boab to store water.