Hamilton Part 1

Our first 2 days in New Zealand were spent down in Hamilton. We stayed at this beautiful hotel at the top of these green, rolling hills. The view was spectacular. You can see the hotel up on the hill in the background.


Our first day there we drove to Raglan. A famous surf town and watched Michael surf for a few hours. The waves were not great but it's still a beautiful spot.

Then we went in the afternoon to go on a tour in some caves that have glow worms. We all got put in some wet suits and were given tubes. Then our guide took us through these underground caves. You should know though, it's winter in New Zealand. So the water we were tubing in was 50 degrees F. It was soooooo cold! I tried peeing in my wet suit but it only helped for a few minutes :)

The caves were amazing. Some parts were pitch black and the ceiling was glowing with hundreds of glow worms. Other parts required us to jump backwards off little waterfalls with our inner tubes under our bums. It was crazy. After the tour they provided hot showers and soup. Just what we needed after an hour in the freezing water.