I know it has been quite a while. I am a bad, bad blogger. I'm making an effort to get back on the horse and start posting again on a regular basis. But that does demand a look backwards to some previous events.
Long ago, in New Zealand, I promised glowworms and caving photos. Well, the moment you have longed for has arrived--here are some pics from our adventure with the Legendary Blackwater Rafting Company. The most famous of the glowworm caves are located at Waitomo on the North Island.
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A little rappelling practice before dropping into the cave.
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| Looking very perky on the way down.... |
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We started out with a 105-ft. rappel into the cave.
Here goes Pancho. |
After rappelling into the cave, we did a short zipline--IN THE DARK--to a ledge above the subterranean river. Wicked cool. On the ledge, we grabbed our innertubes, then launched ourselves off the edge into the water. Big splash, big noise, big fun!
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| Dignified and graceful as usual. |
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Gazing at the glowworms. Those would be the larval flies
stuck to the ceiling above us, waiting to burst forth,
have non-stop sex for 48 hours, then die. Now that's living.
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| T-Bone looking slightly manic. |
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| Pancho working through some claustrophobia issues. |
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| Emerging.... |
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| Our happy band at the end of the day. |
More soon from some recent adventures in NC and NH. Stay tuned!
