The most popular tourist attraction in New Zealand is the Waitomo caves. You can explore them via a tour-guided boat, or you can encase yourself in a wetsuit, snag an inner tube, and get a more visceral experience. Tuan and I chose the second option.
At times it’s so tight that you can barely squeeze inbetween the rocks. At several points, you cascade over a tiny slide/waterfall, barreling down into blackness and splashing into the cold water at the bottom. At other times, your tour guide (barely old enough to shave) leads you in a rousing chorus of “I’m a Little Glow Worm”:
I’m a little glow worm
Short and stout
Life is not very glum
Because light shines out my bum.
Because the Waitomo Caves are some of the only caves on the planet where glow worms secrete on the rocky ceilings, which results in an amazing visual effect. Despite the splashing and the tubing and the singing, the best part of the caves is when you float along quietly in the dark, your neck craned upwards--where, somehow, worm shit has created dazzling, iridescent galaxies. Stunning graffiti. Angel’s facepaint.
One person’s shit is another’s tourist attraction, eh?
If you make it to Wellington, please give me best to Peter Jackson. Tell him that a hungry, college load laden, located in LA former film student would looooove to work for him. “Will Kong for Golden Banana” slogan springs to mind. And great that there is another early morning blogger (or...wait a sec. Maybe not so early where you’re at. Nemmind!) Still enjoying Goose blogs. Much appreciation for your blog dedication
That glow worm song doesn’t adapt too well to the teapot tune, you are inadvertently ruining an opportunity to piss off the people in my open plan office (aka the corridor...apparently the new job has office space issues). Also, thanks for finally giving me a reason to go visit the Kiwi’s, that ride sounds totally awesome.
Oops. I meant “When”. And college “loans”.
Does “secrete” mean “poo”?
Didn’t the Sex Pistols cover that glow worm song?
Geese Aplenty
Cute song, now it’s going to be stuck in my head all day today.
♪♪ - I’m a little glow worm
Short and stout
Life is not very glum
Because light shines out my bum. - ♪♪
♪♪ - hmm hmm hmm hmm hmmm
hmm hmm hmm
hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
la de da de da - ♪♪
Dang. Maybe John and I should make NZ a stop while heading to Oz…
So when will the song be available for download with music?