Descending into the Ruakuri cave in the area called Waitomo Caves, New Zealand. Originally, one of the cave entrances was used by Māori as an urupā or burial site. As a sacred area it is no longer used for tourism; however, it is now accessed by this spiral drum entrance built some distance away from the tapu (sacred) site. We loved the long walk down with the way up being a lot more difficult.
Let me start by introducing myself. I'm Frank from the Netherlands, currently sixty-eight years old and retired for over a decade already. This gives me plenty of time to spend on one of the most fascinating hobbies I have, photography. It combines really well with travelling, another.. Read more…