From the Kiwi House at Orotohanga, we drove to the famous caves at Waitomo. They are home to hundreds of glow worms, which is what we'd gone to see, but the caves are stunning too. The largest, Cathedral Cave, has even hosted a concert by Kiri Te Kanawa, a famous New Zealand opera singer.
Having looked at the silk thread they produce, we joined a boat ride to see the glow worms themselves. It was dark and no one said a word. The roof and sides of the cave were covered. It was like looking up at the night sky filled with hundreds of tiny golden stars. Magical!
From there we drove to Papakura near Auckland and met up with Graeme, who has been our friend since he studied banking with Miss Robb's Daddy in the 1970's.
Barnaby
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