Caves!

Waitomo Caves!

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January 12th 2009
Hola!! After getting our new driver, a lovely English girl (well woman actually... we thought she was a few years older than us but turns out shes 37!!! need to ask her for tips on how to stay looking so young hehe!!) we drove to Waitomo caves which was really cool….the first caves were glowworm caves - its pitch black and all you can see are tiny glowing green spots all over the cave ceilings ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more