While we were in Cambridge, we took a day trip out to Waitomo to visit the famous glow worm caves. This was the last big adventure we had planned on this trip to New Zealand. We have actually been looking forward to the Waitomo caves since we were last in the area last august. We signed up for a 5 hour afternoon caving tour that included abseiling, viewing glow worms, black water rafting, caving, and rock climbing. When we arrived, we found out the other 3 guys on our trip were all from Texas as well! go figure – that is completely random and the odds of that happening are so slim! So we started off getting suited up – and yes, we look very good and stylish. Then it was off to the site to practice for our abseil right at the beginning.
Here we are practicing.
This is on our way to the entrance of the cave.
Colin led the pack as the first one abseiling down into the cave.
And me on my way down.
The group
Colin and I black water rafting. I had to hold on to the rocks just to stay still so the current wouldn’t push me along.
carrying our tubes to the down stream a bit.
Probably shouldn’t be going backwards down a rapid in a pitch black cave…
At least one of us got it right.
Can you say COLD!!!
These last 3 photos are of us caving and crawling through tunnels – and yes they were VERY tight squeezes!
nice face colin…
By Colin and Andre’a Feldhaus
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