Phil and Shell.

Day 8 - Waitomo Caves (Caving!)

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November 14th 2006
Wow, today was awesome! We met up with our guides and three other clients to go on a "7 Hour Epic" caving trip.... of which 4.5hrs we spent underground. Having changed into wetsuits and harnesses the trip started with a massive 100m abseil into a huge cavern with a river crashing through the bottom of it. The abseil was fantastic; although Shelley was somewhat nervous at the start! After reaching ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo Caves

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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