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Jeff and Jaben ran towards the spot where Julie disappeared, and came dangerously close to suffering the same fate. There, hidden beneath some brush, was a large, dark hole.

"I'm ok, guys!" Julie called from the hole. "Where I fell is only a few feet deep. And then just a bit farther on the cave opens up a ton. Can you drop me down the flashlight? My phone can only do so much."

Jaben dropped the flashlight down to his wife, and she shone it on the parts of the cave entrance the boys could see from above.

"You should all come down here," she said. "Look, it's a short drop, and if we don't find an easier way out, there's some holds on this wall we could use to climb out."

Jeff and Jaben lowered Zander and Ollie into the hole, and then dropped down themselves. With the flashlights on, it was bright enough that the kids didn't get scared, and just as Julie had said, after ducking under one overhang and walking for a few seconds, they came upon a wide open, well-lit section of the cave. They looked around at their new surroundings for a bit, but just as before, Julie soon wanted to move on.

Jeff was hesitant. "We haven't seen any other parts of this cave," he said. "It looks like there might be other huge chambers like this one, but we don't know how narrow or dark or dangerous it gets beyond this point."

Jaben was keen to see more of the cave too, so now they had a dilemma: would the less-experienced hikers and climbers be safer staying behind? Or would it be safer for them to stick with those who know what they're doing? With all the huffing and puffing Jeff was doing, would he even be able to take care of the kids if they were all left behind?

IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE WHOLE FAMILY TOGETHER AS YOU CONTINUE INTO THE CAVE, GO TO PAGE 3

IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE THE KIDS BEHIND WITH JEFF WHILE YOU EXPLORE FURTHER, GO TO PAGE 4

IF YOU THINK JEFF IS PROBABLY BETTER OFF WAITING BEHIND, BUT THE BEST OPTION FOR THE BOYS IS KEEPING THEM WITH YOU, GO TO PAGE 5