点评:We ventured to Stump Cross Caverns from Durham at the weekend and what a fun filled lovely day we had!
We arrived just in time for our Fossil Dig where the resident Cave Woman told us all about the caves, fossils and her wonderful adventures and then we were able to sift for our own fossils and chose some crystals to take home as well as print a fossil in to some air dry clay. Adults and children enjoyed and learnt lots!
We then headed round to the Geode shack where we chose a rock to crack open - this was brilliant!! The kids are so proud of their quartz crystals and have taken them to school this morning to show their class mates.
Next up we had some lunch, everything we had was delicious - I had a giant Yorkshire pudding wrap and I’d probably make the 1hr 20 journey to have another!
Finally it was time to head in to the cave, helmets on, safety video watched and down we went - the kids had a quiz to complete on the way round and they loved it. They spotted the stalagmites & the stalactites and also some columns. They enjoyed using their UV torches to see what made the brightest glow!
翻译:周末我们从达勒姆出发,去了斯图姆普十字洞穴探险,真是充满乐趣的一天!
我们正好赶上化石挖掘活动。洞穴里的“洞穴女主人”给我们讲解了洞穴、化石以及她精彩的探险经历。之后,我们自己筛选化石,挑选了一些水晶带回家,还用风干黏土印制了一块化石。大人和孩子们都玩得很开心,学到了很多东西!
接下来,我们去了晶洞小屋,挑选了一块石头敲开——真是太棒了!!孩子们对自己的石英晶体非常自豪,今天早上还带去学校给同学们看。
之后我们吃了午饭,每一样都好吃极了——我吃了一个超大的约克郡布丁卷饼,就算要花一个小时二十分钟的车程,我也愿意再去吃一个!
终于到了进入洞穴的时候,我们戴好头盔,看完安全视频,然后就下去了——孩子们在参观过程中还要完成一个问答游戏,他们玩得不亦乐乎。他们看到了石笋、钟乳石,还有一些石柱。他们还兴致勃勃地用紫外线手电筒观察哪些岩石发出最亮的光!