NZ : Day 2

day 2. let me list out what we had on day 2.

breakfast : bread with butter, cappucino.
lunch : spam, bread & salad
dinner : kurma chicken with rice.

what do you think of the menu? do you like it? i loved the spam very much! hehehehe.
~~ok, we left Solscape Raglan at about 9.30am and headed to our first tourist spot, Bridal Veil Falls. it was 20.3km drive from Raglan. it was a leisure walk into the forest reserve. the path was clear and easy to walk. and after 10 minutes of walking, we saw the fall.


#1 : bridal veil falls
#2 : choose which way you want

~~we have options to choose, whether we wanted to view from the top, viewpoint or the base of the falls. we went down to the viewpoint only, as the base was closed for renovation. 1/2 hour there, we left the falls and headed to our second destination, Waitomo Caves.
~~we were a bit lost when we were on the way out. and we found ourselves driving around farm land. we saw lots of lambs and cows. and there was one herd of cows blocking the road. one of it was "angered" with our presence. we just stopped there, hoping that the cows would slowly move away from the road. after 10 minutes, they moved to the side and we quickly drove away. and we have made a big turn, exit again at Raglan. hai....
~~next stop, Waitomo Caves. about 2 hours drive from Raglan. we took a guided tour around the cave. and later took a boat ride inside the cave, to see the thousands of tiny creatures radiate their luminescent light, known as the glowworm. we have to be really quiet and no cameras or videos were allowed inside the cave. this is to preserve the glowworms and also the limestone inside the cave. we were like looking at thousands of stars. i felt like i was in space. the silence.


#3 : group photo outside the cave

~~we took our lunch after the tour. we were all hungry! spam and bread tasted so good! picnic under trees.

#4 : our yummy lunch


#5: picnic time

~~a few members in this group are coffee addicts. hence, we made a stop at The Long Black Cafe for a cup of hot coffee. and of course, ice cream & muffins. the muffins were expensive here! even the waitress agreed with us.


#6 : outside the cafe

~~all freshened up, time to drive to our 2nd night sleep-stop, Tokaanu Lodge Motel. after the cold night at Raglan, Tokaanu was heaven! there was heater in the house. 2 bedrooms, with 1 attic. all of us under the same roof. nice.
~~after dinner, we went for a dip in the mineral pool just to release all the stiffness after sitting inside the car for so long. everyone had a good night sleep.


#7 : our MPV outside the lodge

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