The Big Well!

Last Thursday I went with my friend, Kathy, to visit the town she has moved to since she got married. She now lives in Greensburg, Kansas, home of the world’s largest hand dug well. When we got to the well we went into the gift shop that was located there and purchased our tickets to walk down into the well. I am not sure what I was thinking but as we entered the small building that is over the well, my friend at that point said that it is a rather large hole. I walked in and looked down, my knees immediately became like jello and I broke out into a sweat. I pointed out to her that I am very afraid of heights and I have nightmares about this very situation. The well is 32 feet across and 109 feet deep with 4 flights of stairs. At first I just kept saying no way, but then I took a few deep breaths and said let me think about this. So we left and told the lady in the shop that I chickened out but I was going to think about it for a while and maybe come back. So we walked to downtown Greensburg, entered the Duckwalls, looked around at all of the cute items. I did see a couple of pillows and one of them said “That the Lord will be with you.” I thought good; but in my mind was looming the big hand dug well, not only just big but the largest one in the whole world. As we left the store I noticed that Kathy was once again walking towards the well. I thought Ok I can do this. She started down the well and I followed. I tried not to look down, but just looked straight ahead. There are four flights of stairs to the bottom then there is a wooden platform over the 32 feet of water. We rested at the bottom and talked a bit and then started back up. At one point Kathy asked me if I was winded, I told her I was not sure if I was winded or just simply scared to death!! But I did make it back out and I was glad that I conquered that fear. So if you are ever in Greensburg, Kansas make sure you check out the World’s largest hand dug well. Here is the web site with information about the well. http://www.bigwell.org/bigwell.html
Have a great day!