The captain of our tour boat edges the ship up close to the huge cave that nature has carved out of a rock, rising high over the azure blue sea. The vessel stops for a moment, seems to hesitate. We, a bunch of tourists, stand on the foredeck in fascination of the imposing cliff towering above.
The captain’s voice, heavy with New Zealand-ish accent, comes through the loudspeaker: “The waves makes this difficult… But I think we’re going to be OK! The boat has pretty good maneuverability,” he says reassuringly.
And then he charges ahead...
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