Wednesday, August 15, 2012

A Bit of Backtracking...



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.

A little rappelling practice before dropping into the cave.

Looking very perky on the way down....


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!



Dignified and graceful as usual.


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.




T-Bone looking slightly manic.
Pancho working through some claustrophobia issues.





















Emerging....

Our happy band at the end of the day.

More soon from some recent adventures in NC and NH. Stay tuned!

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