Home » Articles » Waitomo Waitomo Travel Articles The Sex Lives of Glowworms – Waitomo, New Zealand John M. Edwards has no intention of conquering claustrophobia by going caving - until he remembers Pat Boone eating a giant mushroom in "Journey to the Center of the Earth". 21: Adrenalin Days Not Over Just Yet! – Wellington to Lake Taupo … Hopping on the Stray Bus in Auckland is soon just another excuse to get airborne, soaking wet, and a skinned bum.