Up early to get to the start of our glow worm adventures. I'd chosen the wetsuit option, floating gently down the Black Labyrinth in an inner tube, the ceiling dotted with pale turquoise larvae of the fungus gnat, from closer you can see the dangling sticky threads it uses to catch the mosquitoes attracted by its light. They have nasty habits, starting life by eating their unhatched siblings.
Tomorrow we head off on the three day Tongariro Northern Circuit, the one we couldn't do last year because of gales. It looks more promising now. If all goes smoothly I'll be out of contact for 3 days.
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