Caving

Going to Sagada was one of the best adventures I have ever done during my one year trip around the world. Our adventure took us on a long 12-hour drive from Manila all the way to Sagada (one of the highest points in the Philippines). And a similarly long journey on the way back…
“What the heck is Sterkfontein” I say to myself as I glance over a sign selling tickets to this place just outside the Cradle of Humankind. I quickly asked the ticketing cashier what’s in Sterkfontein. She responds to me in her monotone voice that it is an underground excavation site full of ancient hominid remains. “That…