Underground In New Zealand
Mar 25, 2014 | 9:12 am
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Underground In New Zealand
After my recent visit to Japan, I headed back to my home country of New Zealand to catch up with family & friends.
I also got to visit Waitomo for a fun day of caving
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Paying utmost attention for the safety briefing before the abseil down.
Down into the abyss. At ~100metres it is the world's deepest commercial cave abseil.
Only one hand.
My sis bought me the trip for a birthday present.
Into the middle of the earth.
From left, Cassandra from California, me, my sister Victoria, and hubby Steve.
Almost at the bottom of the descent.
Ready for landing.
Sandwiches & Muffins for lunch before heading into the dark.
My 'Rocky' pose
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Jumping in the deep end!
Clambering up the two rocks faces. Took a bit of co-ordination, especially wearing gumboots!
Not for the claustrophobic!
Luckily the water level wasn't too high after recents rains.
Steve squeezing his 6 foot 4 frame through.
Glow worms.
At the end after 7 hours underground!
And back to the surface.
At Auckland Airport, about to board the EK A380 for the flight back to Dubai.
I also got to visit Waitomo for a fun day of caving
.Paying utmost attention for the safety briefing before the abseil down.
Down into the abyss
. At ~100metres it is the world's deepest commercial cave abseil.Only one hand
.My sis bought me the trip for a birthday present.
Into the middle of the earth
.From left, Cassandra from California, me, my sister Victoria, and hubby Steve.
Almost at the bottom of the descent.
Ready for landing.
Sandwiches & Muffins for lunch before heading into the dark.
My 'Rocky' pose
.Jumping in the deep end
!Clambering up the two rocks faces. Took a bit of co-ordination, especially wearing gumboots
!Not for the claustrophobic
!Luckily the water level wasn't too high after recents rains.
Steve squeezing his 6 foot 4 frame through.
Glow worms
.At the end after 7 hours underground!
And back to the surface
.At Auckland Airport, about to board the EK A380 for the flight back to Dubai
.
Mar 25, 2014 | 10:40 pm
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Thanks, guys. Being in the dark with only a headlamp deep underground was actually quite calming, just as long as you didn't get lost from everyone else though.
They've had an 87 year old and a blind person down there, as well as a paraplegic doing the abseil, so no one has any excuses!
Yep, it makes me cringe when Tim Clark talks about 11 abreast in the A380
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. Being in the dark with only a headlamp deep underground was actually quite calming, just as long as you didn't get lost from everyone else though.They've had an 87 year old and a blind person down there, as well as a paraplegic doing the abseil, so no one has any excuses
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Mar 28, 2014 | 7:25 am
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. Our two guides had a waterproof point & shoot camera each, and took all the photo's.. Unfortunately I was downstairs stuck in a middle seat on the A380.