Day 75 – Waitomo
On through to Waitomo. Decided to take advantage of the sunny afternoon and go for a hike. I ran into a friend form the bus a NYer standing steadfastily on the path. I knew he had set out quite a while before me so I asked him why he was there. Apparently, the cow in his path had looked rather menacing and the cityboy was unable to brave going past it. After I finished doubling over with laughter, I forged ahead to encounter the cow and we continued on the trek. NZs are not huge on signage. They will give you a general direction but you kind of lose your way with the lack of marked paths. We had to double back several times to retrace and pick up the scent. We climbed fences, jumped stiles, hopped rivers – all in a days work. We ended up in some lava tubes and cavern bridges. 3 hours later in the dark, under moonlight, we were finally arriving back at the lodge.
We stayed at the Waitomo YHA and had a barbq for the evening.
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