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| Did I mention that I'm not keen on heights? |
One of the problems with the archaeological finds at the monastery is that I have always suspected that most of the things the previous residents didn't want was thrown over the patio into the deep ravine below, where it would have all been washed away in the seasonal floods. However, peering over from the t op, it looked to me as though there was *dirt* on the ledges below the monastery. This may contain some of the archaeological remains I was looking for.
The climbers having verified that there was a lot of dirt on the rock face below the monastery, I thought I'd better take a look. And there was dirt! I'll have to come back and dig it up another day, though!
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| Again with my "I am completely at ease" pose. Here I am at the bottom of the monastery building and Tiago is standing on one of the debris-strewn ledges. |
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| A bit further down, and still appreciating the ledges. Still a long way to go, though! An added bonus was near the bottom we discovered another hermit's cave, not high up but hidden from below. |
Robert
