New Zealand Days 3 & 4 Pictures page 1 of 4

At the start of the next day, I went on the Black Abyss Tour with the Black Water Rafting Co. and it was an underground adventure! Abseiling down into the darkness! Our guides shoddy attempt at a cool picture. After abseiling down into the depths, we did a zipline in total darkness over what we later would find out would be the underground river we would be intertubing on. After a quick snack, We jumped with our intertubes off a cliff into the black water below. After pulling ourselves up a rope to the top of the "course," we turned off our headlamps and slowly floated/were pulled down the river, as galaxies of glow worms shone from the cave ceilings. It was quite a spectacle. After a bit more hiking and trudging around in the caves, including squeezing through some tight places, it was unfortunately time to leave. So how does one get out? Climb up through waterfalls of course! The great finish to an amazing adventure. Exiting the cave The whole group, with one of the guides. Distribution of the group was 4 Americans including me, 2 English, and 2 Aussies. Stock picture, example of the abseiling Stock picture, example of the waterfall climbing! :) Stock picture - tight fits! Stock picture - more waterfall climbing, because it was fun! After the tour, I went on another nearby hike recommended by a fellow tour member. Colorful webbing Another cave monster! Along this hike were several cave entrances, some with quite a lot of water Climbing out of the deep Still giddy. To Page 2 To Page 3 To Page 4 Back to pics