Lost World At Waitomo Caves

This area has about 350 caves that have been explored & charted. Many more are yet to be explored. The farmer who owns this land receives a 10 year lease along with a percentage of each visit from the adventure company. A big hole in the ground worth a fortune and it will probably never go dry!!!
  Dave did the 4 hour dry tour. After communicating with our son Jason, we found out that he had done the "epic" cave tour in 1994. This involved inner tubing and more water involvement. Dave's tour was rated at a Rambo 6 , Jay's was an 8.
Noted celebrities to do this tour were Tom Cruise, twice while he was in the area filming The Last Samouri and recently the actor who played George in Seinfeld with numerous others in between.

Meeting our guide, Allan (center) a Scot who has been in NZ for 7 years.

Dry run learning to tie in etc.

The abyss

Walking the plank, so to speak, 100 meters down!

Just hanging around!!

Eight lines hanging down 328 feet (100) meters.

Platform above

Circle shows descent area. The man in the back ground is standing on the Jesus pulpit.

Last vegetation as sunlight becomes distant.

Time for the headlamp.

Some call the strips "bacon"

Glowworms.

In order to get up in the world you must climb 100 feet vertical !!!

                                                                                                                                                                       

Seemed longer than 100 feet

At the proper angle it's a perfect heart.

Topside all is well!!!