Howe Caverns

On this rainy first day of October we ventured underground. We headed to Howe Caverns near Cobbleskill, NY (about 30 miles from Albany). I think the last time I went to some caves was in Colorado Springs so it had been a while. These caves were pretty well constructed for the tourists. An elevator took us down 156 feet to the caves and paved walkways and lights had been put through the whole cave, which made it a little less "cavey" but it was still fun.

We got to follow the underground river Sticks about half a mile through the caverns, seeing all kinds of stalactites and stalagmites and over rock formations.

 At the end of the cave we got to go on a little boat ride along the narrow underground lake and back again. They turned out all the lights at the end of the lake and yes, it was very very dark. Definitely made me want to do the real caving adventure that they offer.

We also got to see where they stored all the cheese. Yes, I said cheese! They get cheese from a local creamery and they age it for a year down in the caves. We brought some in the shop and had some very delicious fresh bread and cheese for dinner once we got home. It was really good sharp cheddar cheese which is my favourite.

Anyhow, the caves were fun. Worth a visit - maybe the views would have been better without all the cloud and rain. We stopped at Rubbin' Butts BBQ in Cobbleskill for a late lunch (well Matt had pulled pork and I had mac and cheese) - he was a big fan of the pork. They randomly had the end of the Texas A&M vs Arkansas game on the TV so we got to see A&M lose from NY. Not that either of us were particularly bothered though!

It was a fun Saturday. Made even better by Matt getting offered a job at an engineering consultancy firm on Friday!! Hopefully it all works out. It's very exciting news :-)