Not long ago down in cave country, we took a little walk through the bush. The hilly bush. One of my glow worms needed a ride.
We went through all sorts of exuberant greenery.
And monolithic limestone formations.
Then we came out into the bottom of this bowl-shaped clearing and the bits of limestone sticking up around the edges reminded me oddly of the Roman Forum. A helpful sign let us know that this patch of earth was not always shaped like a bowl-- it became that way all of a sudden one day when the roof of the cave below suddenly gave way. That was ages ago and it was a freak one-time thing of course, but I got a little horror-movie shiver thinking about holes and subsidence, under me.
We had a mission to get to the lookout point on top of the hill. So we went up.
Along the muddy path.
Up into the setting sun.
Up. Up. Up.
And then we were there and it was just so pretty.
Farmland, the sweet-smelling air, golden sunlight.
A view of a hotel in business since 1908.
And then we walked back down.
We went through all sorts of exuberant greenery.
Then we came out into the bottom of this bowl-shaped clearing and the bits of limestone sticking up around the edges reminded me oddly of the Roman Forum. A helpful sign let us know that this patch of earth was not always shaped like a bowl-- it became that way all of a sudden one day when the roof of the cave below suddenly gave way. That was ages ago and it was a freak one-time thing of course, but I got a little horror-movie shiver thinking about holes and subsidence, under me.
We had a mission to get to the lookout point on top of the hill. So we went up.
Along the muddy path.
Up into the setting sun.
Up. Up. Up.
And then we were there and it was just so pretty.
Farmland, the sweet-smelling air, golden sunlight.
A view of a hotel in business since 1908.
And then we walked back down.
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing another wonderful adventure!
O - I love your nice cover picture too with the 2 kitties! Reminds me of the lyrics from "Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: "our house is a very, very, very fine house, with 2 cats in the yard, life used to be so hard, Now everything is easy cause of you..."
Ah, memories!
I am amazed at all the wonderful adventures that you find in NZ. I love learning the history behind the experience also. That climb looked challenging.
As a child, I remember the fun of climbing the hill behind the house. It was so satisfying when you got to the top. It is wonderful that you are letting the boys experience this fun also. Plus, the exercise is great for your health.
Seems like magical places full of wonder are to be discovered all over the place!
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