Good for the soul

Yesterday morning we started the day in Rotorua. Mark tried to go Zorbing, but unfortunately they didn't have a dry zorb, so he and a few others were disappointed. I chose to go to the Agroshow which is this show about NZ agriculture that I really enjoyed. The host was very funny and they did things like sheered a sheep, milked a cow, etc. I got to go up on stage and feed a baby sheep. :)

Mark really likes how the cafes do lunch here. Most cafes have cafeteria style eating where you can choose from various sandwiches, quiches, and desserts, etc..
Yesterday afternoon was a true highlight. We went Darkwater Rafting in the Waitomo Caves. Unbelievable! Our tour guides were absolutely hilarious. We were in full wetsuits with helmets and headlamps and we rode inner tubes down a river in the depths of caves that had glowworms! We jumped off waterfalls backwards into our inner tubes in the dark! I actually bought the CD of photos from that activity because it was so unique and amazing. Plus, we couldn't bring our camera down in the caves; our guide had one for the water. Oh! And we also saw and eel! We were at the front of the group and I think we're the only ones who saw him. He was HUGE! It was right at the beginning of the trip and I was like, wait, I have to get in the dark water with him?? The guide made me feel a little better when he reminded me that they are with people every day. :)
This hostel is great! We paid a dorm price and got our own cute room with real beds (no bunks). We went next door to the local pub last night for dinner. The scenery here is just amazing, really good for the soul. There was an incident at 2 am though! A bunch of the local guys we had seen in the pub somehow got into our building and started yelling and knocking on doors and one of the guys managed to push our door open! Note-always lock the door with the extra lock! They were fine, they were just drunk, but it was really annoying.
Ok, check out Mark's blog for more photos! http://marknewzealand.blogspot.com/ He gets priority with the computer because his blog is for school credit in addition to enjoyment! :)
Yes, those are dogs hanging out on the sheep: