gloworm hunt

Waitomo Caves and Tongariro Alpine Crossing, NZ

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December 18th 2008
A few days ago I met up with an old coworker, Jim, and his wife, Haley, who happened to be traveling through NZ this week, and we've been tearing up the north island together. Our first stop was the Waitomo Caves a couple hours south of Hamilton where they picked me up after surf camp. We pulled up to the Woodlyn Park hotel which boasts the only hobbit accommodations in NZ. But we stayed in the ... 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