Piha and Beginning of Trip

After our camping/cave trip, we spent a couple of days doing laundry and general hanging out at the house. Jeremy did have to work after all. This first picture is Brook and Mike at KiteKite Falls at Piha beach. (Key tay key tay is the pronunciation of that word)

Our first adventure after we leave on our 4-day trip is to Waitomo (why toe moe). We went black water toobing. That's how they spell it b/c it's in a tire inner tube, and it also isn't like white water tubing in that the waters are not fast and rapids-ridden in caves. Anyhow, we suit up in already wet wetsuits, gumboots, and helmets w/lights. We were quite lovely, as I am sure you can imagine. Glamorous as some might say. Part of the cave is walking and climbing through sharp rocks, while other parts are swimming and toobing. The water was FREEZING. We got to see glowworms and see different cave things. :-) Brook and I agreed that the water was really cold, but it was worst on our collarbones. I did manage to fall once, but luckily I only hit my knee. Oh! By the way, we did have to walk a kilometer or so across a muddy pasture in our wetsuits. I felt like a penguin waddling across the field! No pictures were allowed for various reasons, and we didn't buy the ones they took for us. So, sad you don't get to see our gorgeousness. :-) This next pic is just along the road towards the Coromandel Peninsula.

This picture is at a public toilet. We thought the picture of the lady was funny. How many ladies have you seen wandering around in a mini-umbrella skirt?