Waitomo Cave lodge

Checked in. It's a cute place.
Don't want people to get the wrong idea about how the driving went, but Brenda and I will be sleeping in different beds tonight. Only because that's the way the bed and breakfast is. Two twin beds and we actually face each other, so we could play some long distance catch or something.
However, this post will also cover the driving.
I wasn't sure how it was going to go, but it has gone much smoother than I thought it would.
I make sure I remind myself to "Keep Left" and the other big thing that helps is to keep in mind that you go clockwise through the roundabouts. Still not a fan of them, but they haven't been too much trouble.
I do feel like I don't have as much view of the road and that's just because I am so used to looking to the right. The rear view mirror in the center left takes a bit to get used too as well.
While the foot pedals are in the same location as what we're used to, the wipers / turn signal are of course reversed.
Thankfully it was raining, so at least when I tried to signal, the windows needed cleaning anyway.
Left turns are simple, the right turns take a bit more focus.
Brenda did an awesome job of navigation, and we only got off track once, which was easy enough to get back on.
The Subway stop came at just the right time as I was in need of a food break and just a rest to break up the drive by a bit.
Driving the highway is certainly a lot easier than "in town" stuff (haven't done much, but it forces you to make decisions quicker). I think a few more goes at driving and it will be a bit more relaxing.
Tomorrow though, we are going to do our glow worm tour. Since it's supposed to rain, we're taking a nice long underground tour. We should get to see 2 different caves, have a smaller tour of 12 people and we get to take pictures! :-)Read more