Hey folks,
New to caving. In fact I will be making my first trip in a few days. I have attended a few grotto meetings, but have a question. How do you choose the grotto that is best for you? I am not actually near any grotto, but could reasonably make the meetings at two different ones about an hour to an hour and a half away. There is a third, larger, and seemingly more active grotto that meets a few hours away, that I could attend possibly on a monthly or bi-monthly basis, but they actually meet two or three times each month. This larger grotto has a much better training plan, but it seems to be open to anyone, not just local grotto members. The closest grotto seems (in the two or three meetings I attended there) to be pretty much run by only a very few people. There seems to be limited involvement wanted from other members. As a guest, I just observed of course, but it seemed that one lady was the final word on everything. I like the people in the closest grotto, but am concerned about the lack of member participation. The largest grotto with the extensive training program, would seem like the place to be, but again it is several hours drive and I would be able to make a meeting only once a month at most. Possibly could be every two months. Any advice?