A Birthday trip to Cave Stream

We were lucky enough to have Irene and Ale stay for my birthday and in what could well become an annual event, we took them through the Cave Stream before visiting Castle Hill.

Cave Stream is, as you might guess from the title, a river walk through a cave.



The whole thing takes about 40 minutes or so to walk through, which is just about the perfect length to really enjoy it without starting to get numb feet or other bits. It is one of the great things about New Zealand that you just go and do this sort of thing. I hate to think how this sort of activity would be controlled in the UK and how much you would be charged for doing it.





The deepest part of the trip is right at the start, - the water was waist deep when we done it, but you get wettest in the middle on the water slide section. This is probably the bit which will reduce your party to fits of giggles. It’s also fun to turn out all of the torches as well and stand in complete darkness with just the noise of the water.









The trip is completed by climbing a 3m ladder to emerge blinking in the sunlight and enjoy the warmth after being underground.








Afterwards we popped in to the Castle Hill rocks for a quick look around as well and on the Sunday we went out to Godley Head which is probably the best area for a quick walk in the immediate Christchurch Area; - we go there quite often but never cease to enjoy it.