Under down under

I know it's getting kind of boring, but this is really, really the best thing I've ever done! Today I discovered a "Lost World" - a cave (what else) in Waitomo.

We were a small group of only four (plus guide), which was already pretty good (don't want to explore a secret underworld with a group of 100 trailing behind you, do ya?) We were taught the basics of abseiling and then actually did have to go 100 m straight down (it may not sound that much, and you can't really see it on the photo, but this is quite high when you have nothing holding you up but a few ropes...)



Once arrived we took in the amazing view and then walked and climbed through the cave. All in all it took about 4 hours and was absolutely awesome (I haven't used that word much for a long time but find it very hard to resist since I've arrived here)!

I almost booked another cave trip straight away, but I think this can't be topped. For me at least, it was a childhood dream come true, so I'm going to leave it at that and go on to Rotorua tomorrow.

By the way, if you're ever stuck in Waitomo, there's actually a great place to eat among the few houses: The huhu cafe, voted one of the top 100 restaurants in NZ. And rightly so. Although I haven't quite tested the rest yet. Am working on it, though.