Waitomo

After a relaxing morning in New Plymouth we headed to Waitomo.
Arrived at our campsite early evening and enjoyed a dip in the hot spa before another bbq dinner.

The following morning Ruth and I did seperate cave tours.
I walked to the Waitomo Caves and then had a guided tour around the caves. The best part of the tour was a 20 min boat journey through the glowworm caves- looking up to see hundreds of glowworms- their lights twinkling like stars in a midnight sky. Breathtaking.
Ruth was a little more adventurous and went for the 'Black Labyrinth Tour'- a caving and tubing experience.
Donned in a wetsuit, boots and hard hat she went down into the depths of the Ruakuri Caves- her bottom sqeezed into an inner tube! The caving experience involved floating and hiking into the caves and leaping backwards off waterfalls as well as seeing the glowworms. An experience she'll never forget.
I met her afterwards for warm bagels and hot tomato soup before we drove to Rotorua.

L & R x