We arrived around noon, and grabbed some tickets to the glow worm caves. The first available spot on a tour was at 2pm. All good. We went back around the corner to the Huhu Cafe. And, it was actually very good. Much better than hanging out at the half cafe near the ticket booth waiting for our tour outside.
So, lunch- delicious.
Next, tour in the caves!
Our group was huge, but our guide was awesome. She took us down many dark and damp steps down into the limestone caves. The caves are millions of years old, stalagmites and stalactites forming one centimeter every hundred years as the water slowly drips down. Our guide also pointed out some of the “art” around the cave walls.
Further into the cave, deeper and darker, we were able to see the glow worms! Well, they’re actually maggots in their larvae stage. They’re super cool! We turned all the lights off in the cave, and it was beautiful. The glow worms actually look like stars up there. But, the super incredible part was seeing their string webs hanging down. Our guide gave us a quick science lesson on the worms and their webs.
Finally, down to the boat! Here’s Ryan’s review:
“Uh, it was... My jaw was open the entire time! I felt like an idiot when I went through because my mouth was so open, and I couldn’t stop looking up.”
We have done quite a bit of driving this trip. The landscape is beautiful around the country: snow-capped mountains, grassy rolling hills, tropical trees, rock cliffs, blue lakes and farmland. The farmland has its own beauty to it. It’s hard to go far without seeing cow or sheep. So, that said, this was my view for the majority of our travels.
Oh! And then we stopped at two breweries in Hamilton on our way up to our next place in Auckland.
Stop #1 Brewaucracy
Ryan wanted to go simply for the name. He claims it’s a really good name. Turns out you can’t technically buy beer there. They only do tasters and fill growlers. But, we had a handful of tasters, and loved the lady at the bar. It was a good stop!
Stop #2 Good George Brewing Co.
Quality place! We really liked this one. It always goes up in my book when they have food. We were familiar with the name since this is the places that brews for Hobbiton. They have good beer, possibly the best in the country. And, we ordered a taco platter- so tasty!
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