• Waitomo - Taupō 🐛

    August 27 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Glow worms, here we come!

    We packed up and headed to the Waitomo Caves. We had our first taste of Māori customs and culture, learning about the first explorers of the Waitomo Caves, as well as everything glow worm or should I say glow maggot.

    Following this, we were back on the road, heading towards Taupo.

    First things first, the most scenic McDonalds in the world... what else? Unfortunately, there were no veggie options. However, it would be rude not to explore the Maccers airplane, which was part of the restaurant!

    We stopped off at Hukka Falls and were mesmerised by the speed of the water! FYI, you'd be very dead if you decided you wanted a dip.

    We had some boring life admin to do, so we headed to the shops to do a food shop and then parked up at the free camp for the night.
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