Honeymoon- Waitomo Caves

Yesterday, we drove down from Auckland to Waitomo and visited two of the 300 or so caves in the region. In addition to the Anrunui cave (where these photos are taken), we also went to the Waitomo Glowworms Cave, which was weird and interesting but they don't allow photos inside the cave so my description will have to suffice: it's like a peculiar constellation (you have to look up to see them) where you already know that the glow of the worms comes from the bioluminosity of the chemical process of their digestion of the bugs that they lure with their sticky feedlines. Maybe it's just me, but I found it a little difficult to overlook the sci-fi/horror potential of being stuck in a cave with these little critters and having no real means of egress. Plus, we were in a boat and we had to be really quiet. I'm just going to leave it at interesting.

Today we go to Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast. It should be stunning.