Camp 3 is deep into the cave perhaps about 4 miles into the earth.  The
 passages leading to this site are a maze that you can't believe could exist until
 you have seen it for yourself.  Imagine the thousands of streets in a city during
 a blackout and someone has removed all the street signs and there is no moon
 in the sky to even let you realize that you are always going in the same
 direction. Here we are sitting on benches made from gypsum mud and at a
 table that is also made from the mud. It is  covered with a piece of plastic to
 serve as a table cloth.  We stopped after 7 hours of hiking to eat and rest for
 a short while.  Meals in the cave are almost always hot meals.  Made from
 boiled cave water, tea if the most common drink. Canned fish and cheese are
 a regular part of the diet along with liver paste on bread.  These foods all
 keep well and are transported well in the cave, they are very compact.



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