The Sudwala Caves

Together with the other volunteers Jan Ekkert, Jan Evers and Simon Evers, the three soccer trainers from the “Yes”-project Sascha, Silvia and Annke, and Sifiso a South African scout and good friend of Jan Evers and the other three trainers, we went into the oldest known caves of the world. On our very own Journey to the Center of the Earth we had to wade through waist-deep water with a ducked back, squeeze ourselves through small openings, endure a continual strength-exhausting climb going up and down and adopting a completely new definition of being dirty. The crystal chamber at the end of our journey was my personal highlight and our deepest achieved position that evening. For nearly half an hour we turned out any kind of light and kept our mouth shut, which gave Jan Ekkert the opportunity to take a nap in the dark depths of the Sudwala Caves. Back again at the surface of the earth both Jans and my humble self took a shower.