We visited the Waitomo caves on Thursday, Fed. 12th. There many "glowworm" caves throughout New Zealand and these happen to be popular for not only seeing "glowworms" but also for adventure sports inside the caves. We took a tour from Rap, Raft 'n' Rock. It started with an 27m adseil (repelling for us Americans) into a cave. The desent was beautiful. We went down slow enough to be able to have a great view and fast enough for a little adventure. When we landed we got in black tubes and floated through the caves. As we entered the caves we began to see things glowing on the ceilings of the caves. We learned that they're called glowworms but really they're maggots. They glow by adding natural chemicals and oxygen to burn off their poop. Even being maggots, they were AMAZING to see! The ceilings looked like the night sky and the glow was stars. Once we floated for a little while we stopped and began caving. We crawled through small opening in the caves. I even got stuck trying to get through one of the holes. At the end we rocked climbed out of the cave. It was such a great day of advenure and seeing the glowworms! One of the best parts was at the end we got a free hot shower! It had been awhile since we had one (please don't ask how many days!).
On to the next adventure...farewell for now
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