18 A gasp escaped Debbie as they approached what was aptly named The Big Room. “I bet you could fit a football field in here,” she said, though unable to even see where the room ended from where she stood. “Six football fields, actually,” David said. But it wasn’t just the fact that the room was big that made it so spectacular. It was the sheer volume of stalactites and stalagmites that adorned the room, all lit up with lights that made them glow. There were the lacy ones of before, but in greater abundance, like someone had decorated the ceiling for a party. And then there were the ones to their left that looked like… “It’s like a fairy village,” Debbie said with delight. Hundreds of small, stout stalagmites grew from the cavern floor, and really did look like a village of little peop

