diff --git a/core/views/caves.py b/core/views/caves.py
index 1e9106c..a21bc90 100644
--- a/core/views/caves.py
+++ b/core/views/caves.py
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ todo = """
 - Learn to use Django .select_related() and .prefetch_related() to speed things up
   especially on the big report pages 
   https://zerotobyte.com/how-to-use-django-select-related-and-prefetch-related/
+  
+- Remove all the URL rewriting which is there because we have not yet edited all the caves to use
+  our new (2023) standard addressing of /16xx/NNN/NNN.html where *all* caves are assumed to have their
+  own directory 16xx/NNN/ even if they have no images to put in it.
 """
 
 
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ def numericalcmp(x, y):
 
 
 def caveKey(c):
-    """This function goes into a lexicogrpahic sort function, and the values are strings,
+    """This function goes into a lexicographic sort function, and the values are strings,
     but we want to sort numberically on kataster number before sorting on unofficial number.
     """
     if not c.kataster_number:
@@ -337,11 +341,14 @@ def cavepage(request, karea=None, subpath=None):
     
     NOTE that old caves have ".html" (or ".htm") in the URL as they used to be actual files. But since 2006 these URLs 
     refer to virtual pages generated on the fly by troggle, so the".html" is confusing and redundant.
+    But this confused Becka so it was re-instated. Thus creating more confusion for future generations...
 
     There are also A LOT OF URLS to e.g. /1623/161/l/rl89a.htm which are IMAGES and real html files
     in cave descriptions. These need to be handled HERE too (accident of history).
     """
-    
+    if not subpath or subpath=='/':
+        print(f"{karea=} {subpath=} ")
+        return render(request, "pagenotfound.html", {"path": f"{karea}/{subpath}"}, status=404)
     # lack of validation for karea, 162x
     # subpath has an initial /
     kpath = karea + subpath
@@ -353,6 +360,7 @@ def cavepage(request, karea=None, subpath=None):
         return rendercave(request, cave, cave.slug())
 
 
+    subpath = subpath.strip("//")
     # re do all this using pathlib functions
     parts = subpath.strip("/").split("/")
     if len(parts) > 5:
@@ -367,11 +375,10 @@ def cavepage(request, karea=None, subpath=None):
         else:
             return redirect(f"/caves")
        
-    # BUGGER the real problem is the the cave descrit has embedded in it images like
+    # BUGGER the real problem is the the cave descript has embedded in it images like
     # src="110/entrance.jpeg and since the cave url is now /1623/110/110.html
     # the images try to load from /1623/110/110/entrance.jpeg and of course fail.
     # THIS IS A HORRIBLE HACK
-            
     if len(parts) == 1: # simple filename, no folders in path, need to insert caveid
         subparts = parts[0].split(".")
         caveid = subparts[0]