Otorohanga

Fri 3 Feb

I did a work conference call in the morning and then we headed off, after a lovely breakfast prepared by Tim.  We took the long and winding road down to Otorohanga, seeing many cows, the Mormon temple, and a few sheep.  We headed to Waitomo Caves and did the tour.  This is a magical experience, sitting in the dark, on a boat, floating along, with tiny pricks of biochemical light overhead, from glowworms.

After that we headed into town, had some lunch, and then went to the Kiwi House.  This was okay, a bit grubby I thought.  We did see two kiwis:  one was foraging normally and the other was racing up and down on the same patch of ground, which I thought was a bit distressing.  The park also had numerous birds and reptiles, so we wandered around and viewed those.

Then to our motel, where they'd allocated the very back room, down the hill.  The outlook was simply of a pasture, with two cows, and the mini-play area for children with a swing and trampoline.  ♣ and I had a bit of trampoline session.

For dinner we ended up at the local club.  (It's a small town and there weren't many options.)