New Adventures...

After being in new zealand for almost a week and traveling around my fair share of cities i just possibly went on the most beautiful hike of my life. Juliana, my friend in NZ went off to Uni and Jenna and Steve went on a glow worm cave tour. I decided to tag along with them for the car ride and see what I could get up to in the quiet town of Waitomo while they did their thing. I wasn't expecting that much and thought that I'd most likely spend most of my town at cafes drinking cappuccinos but I decided to hit up a hike along the way and see how it went. I'm so happy I did! I was the only one on the hole from start until finish and it was so peaceful and beautiful I almost did the whole thing again! The hole started out with typical west coast style terrain, ferns and greens and trees. Then I came around the corner to a giant cave with a river running through it and hike able entrances! I got so excited I had already scampered up half the embankment when I remembered I wasn't such a good climber and there was no one around to help me if I needed it. I slowed, but continued on my way, and got a peek into the cave. It was gorgeous. The rest of the hour long hike was similar... Looping around to various caves, waterfalls, and gorges and the fact that I was on my own, could take my time, and do what I wanted to do was absolutely glorious. After living somewhere where you're consistently surrounded by at least 30 people I forgot how nice it was to take some alone time! What a good way to remember and see some unbelievable sights along the way !