Friday, May 28, 2010

Day 92 - Waitomo Caves

Clibing Down Deeper

Our Group at the Entrance of the Cave

Deeper...

Me After Jumping Backwards Down a Waterfall
(keep in mind its pitch black when you jump.. it just looks bright because of the flash)

Just Before Heading to the Cave


This trip to the Waitomo Glow Worm Caves was again, amazing. We entered the dark cave with nothing but a tube and out head lams... and of course I volunteered to head through the cave first, ahead of the tour guide. At one point in the cave, one of the guide stoped us to show us a very large eel that was living in the waters we were wading through. There were two points where we had to jump off of small water falls to continue through the cave. It was fun but scary because we had to jump backwards into our tube. Near the end we turned off our lamps and played what the guides called "find your way out of the cave with no lights". Luckily the glow worms covered the ceiling of the cave, loosely guiding the way. This was the third time I've seen the glow worms and still I was baffled by how awesome the are. Indescribable.

1 comment:

  1. bahahaha looks like an awesome time Jess!! Can't wait to see you in the fall!

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