March 2020 - Waitomo
Our first stop in New Zealand was to the glow worm caves in Waitomo. We did a tubing tour through a cave system, and it was so much fun. The glow worms were really bright, and a cool experience to float beneath.
Our first stop in New Zealand was to the glow worm caves in Waitomo. We did a tubing tour through a cave system, and it was so much fun. The glow worms were really bright, and a cool experience to float beneath.
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| Our tubing group ready to go in | Jumping backwards into the river with our tube. The water was shockingly cold. | |
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| A friendly cave eel | In the cave on our tubes | |
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| Glow worms with their lines for catching food. Not quite as lovely in the light as they are in the dark. | Getting ready to jump backwards down a waterfall | |
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| The light at the end of the tunnel | A nice walking track in the Waitomo area | |
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| A New Zealand fantail was flitting around | A North Island robin | A tomtit |
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| A family of pigs rooting around in the lawn | A hiking action shot | |