Waitomo (North Island)

I met Nathan in Auckland the other day and we headed south to Waitomo. It was really nice to see a familiar face from back home after 3 months away. In Waitomo we went black water rafting which is basically tubing through a cave. I really don't think they would allow this type of thing in the US, but it was great fun. The water was 11 degrees C which is pretty cold. I could blow smoke out of my mouth. It was pitch black except for the light from our helmets when we turned them on. We had to climb over rocks through the cave and jump off a few waterfalls. In certain parts of the cave, you could look up and see the glow-worms, which actually glow in the dark. You can see more of what we did at blackwaterrafting.co.nz

After leaving Waitomo we stopped to do the Zorb! This is the craziest thing I've heard of. You get in a giant ballthat has water in it and roll down a hill. You feel like a hamster in one of those wheels or some people compared it to being inside a washing machine. (see above pic)