Fontain Cave with ABC Jeep Tours

After drying off from our dip in the Natural Pool, the Jeep Tour continued in Arikok National Park at the Fontain Cave. The cave was ironically right behind the quaint restaurant that we ate lunch at Monday. Many years ago, natives used the cave system as a shelter, and there were several pictographs inside!

It was pretty dark and narrow, and we only ventured in about 25 feet at the most....I pretty much made a b-line for the entrance when others asked what was beyond and were told about the creepy-crawlers that also shared the space!..and bats.

I really have no clue what this stood for, but it was close to the light of the entrance, and since I discovered

that my flash was not functioning at all...this was the best I could do. All the more reason for a camera upgrade!

Yep, stalactites and stalagmites, just like in all the other caves I've been to.











From here you might be able to see some of the pictographs on the ceiling.


Yay! Out of the creepy cave, yes, I've been in caves before (Mammoth Cave, Wind Cave, Jewel Cave), but this cave was just sort of creepy. Maybe because it was smaller? Anyway, happy to be in the sunshine, I found this cactus with a pretty yellow fruit of some sort!

And, the best photo of the Aruban Whiptail Lizard yet!

Back into the brightly colored jeeps we climbed, off to the southeast part of the island and to Baby Beach (near the Seroe Colorado "lighthouse"), but on the way we passed the wind farm, penitentiary and these goats!

And some donkeys......

After some of the passengers fed the donkeys some bread, we were off to go snorkeling at Baby Beach!