Waking up to fine weather we headed back to Tham Nam Lot. On parking up we were met by a local farmer who lived near the track to the cave. He showed us the way to the cave and left us to survey it. The cave was full of bats and other creatures. It was difficult surveying with hundreds of bats flying close by! There were many cave fish in the stream and we also encountered a snake, a crab and some cave shrimps in this cave. We were stopped on the upstream leg of the cave by a deep water canal and a low ceiling. The downstream leg was very small and full of bats – so we left that for the next generation of cavers!
When we got back to our car, the farmer met us and indicated that there was another cave up the hill. Grabbing our caving kit, we followed him up a dry river bed to another cave entrance. This too was a stream cave and full of more bats! This cave had its fair share of creatures too – a snake, a small crab and spiders (one large one decided to crawl up MC and onto his chest – until it was knocked off into the water!). The cave ended at a sump pool, so we surveyed out and headed back to the car.
Once changed and having said our goodbyes to the farmer, we continued our drive south and reached Thung Song, where we found a hotel for the night.
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