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Terri t Dale t and Steve returned tocamp first and changed into theircamp clothes to await the others returnbefore fixing supper. Soon, threeblack creatures with strange headsand one large burning eye, and agreen, glowing light about theirchests entered camp whooping andscreaming. The three at camp wereglad that they knew who thesestrange looking creatures were~Wetsuits definitely give their wearersa different look. Later thateveningt it was noticed that IsopodRiver had risen a couple of centimeters.Back to Camp IApril 23 was the day to returnto Camp I and they took only 3-1/2hours getting there. The duffelbags had gotten lighter it seemed.Upon arrival at Camp It the MainSump was visited and it was noticedthat the level of the water hadrisen a meter or more. Another interestingfact that was noticed wasthe wind. When the group had enteredthe cave, it had been blowinginto the Infiernillo entranceand did so for several days more.By the time the group had arrivedback at Camp I, the winds had completedtheir switch which had startedthe day before and were now blowingout the Infiernillo entrance.Unlike the winds in the main portionof the known cave, the winds blowingacross Camp I never changed directions.In fact, it has neverchanged directions as far as anyoneknows. It always blows across CampI in the direction towards the sumpsand disappears up some very promisinglooking domes. It is these windsthat indicate that there is Some typeof passage to the west that is notaffected by normal outside temperaturesor pressures. Of course t thishas led to may different speculations,The Confusion Tubes.(Paul Fambro)but only continued exploration willreveal the true reasons for this Occurence.April 24 t the "wet team" swamthe Main Sump to double check forany passages leading west. Findingnothing substantial, they went toMoria and swam the Black Lagoon. UnfortunatelYtit was found to be asump also. Peter K did a high traverseleading into several virginrooms and eventually connected intothe Sand Slide, a partially filledsand room discovered by Peter SandJerry on the initial trip into Moria.Steve had decided not to mapthat day, so Terri and Dale mappedand explored a small tube area thatlooped off the East Loop. It tiedback into the East Loop further a-99