A few weeks ago I went to the Waitomo Caves with my flatmate Colleen and our friend Patrick. We rented a car and, being the only 21 year old, I drove the 2.5 hours to the Waitomo Caves...on the left side of the road! Our other friends made up a trick to remember which lane to turn into on the road: tight left, wide right. That was very helpful and I did a very good job. Colleen and Patrick were impressed and it wasn't as scary as I thought. The caving was a lot more intense than I understood it would be, but it was amazing. We put wetsuits and rain boots on, a helmet with a light, and a harness. We repelled into the caves and then walked upstream through the water to a muddy
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