{"id":7051,"date":"2009-02-19T14:13:37","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T22:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/?p=3421"},"modified":"2009-02-19T14:13:37","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T22:13:37","slug":"nz-travel-log-0220-caves-cows-and-curves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/nz-travel-log-0220-caves-cows-and-curves\/","title":{"rendered":"NZ Travel Log 0220 &#8211; Caves, Cows and Curves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3419\" title=\"waitomo-1\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"waitomo-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-1-700x525.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We haven&#8217;t posted in many days because it&#8217;s been hard getting internet access.\u00a0 We were warned by Hamish about the long, winding drive around Taranaki.\u00a0 It&#8217;s crazy, really, this drive!\u00a0 So many days have gone by, and here&#8217;s the short version (click more).<!--more--><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-glow-worms.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3420\" title=\"waitomo-glow-worms\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-glow-worms-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"waitomo-glow-worms\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Waitomo Caves:\u00a0 We went splunking in caves in Waitomo, known for it&#8217;s glow worms that cling to the ceilings of the caves.\u00a0 It was amazing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-cave.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3422\" title=\"waitomo-cave\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-cave.jpg\" alt=\"waitomo-cave\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-cave.jpg 600w, https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-cave-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3423\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-taranaki-cow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3423\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3423\" title=\"waitomo-taranaki-cow\" src=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-taranaki-cow-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"waitomo-taranaki-cow\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Damn Cows Slowed us Down!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Driving around Taranaki:\u00a0 A lot of cows that you have to drive around, miles and miles of nothing but hills and sheep and roads that make the Road To Hana look like a straight-away.\u00a0 I suffered car sickness quite a bit &#8211; even though I downed loads of Ginger Beer.<\/p>\n<p>Cool thing about New Zealand:\u00a0 You can stop just about anywhere &amp; camp.\u00a0 So we did.\u00a0 And it&#8217;s cool!<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3424\" href=\"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/waitomo-taranaki-camp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3424\" title=\"waitomo-taranaki-camp\" 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