Wow! Just... Wow... There is a special place in New Zealand. Some might call it claustrophobic, some might say pitch black. I name it "gorgeous". The place I'm talking about is the Waitomo caves, an enormous underground complex, dug out in limestone thanks to the undue amount of precipitation, inhabited by a feral tribe of creatures. The natives of the cave are, in the words of our guide: "cannibalistic, promiscuous worms with sun shining out of their arse". W...

I'm probably setting a record right now for doing nothing. Came here with the bus at 11 am, hoped for a tour down the legendary Waitomo Caves at 2 pm, but that one was full. So I got one for tomorrow at 9 am. That is how crappy the busses are, one coming in at 11, next one leaving 17, so in order to get down the caves for all the blackwater rafting I have to stay in Waitomo for 2 whole days. And the hostel I am staying at is located about 7 km outside of Waitomo...