Among the glowing glowworms

I woke up in a dreamlike environment, surrounded by trees, mountains, just nature, with the river below. Gradually, the sun came out, which was a blessing after all the rain, so I was able to cook; for breakfast, I had classic macaroni and cheese. I could dry my stuff and read in the sun. I then set off around noon to Te Anau, got a coffee at the supermarket, and wandered a bit by the water. There was the Real NZ house, where I showed my ticket for the glowworm caves and received my boat pass. We departed at 2 PM on the relatively comfortable boat, except if you went up to the top in the icy wind. Yes, you can guess three times who stood up there for all 30 minutes? That's right, me. But it was also so beautiful again; this area is still part of the national park, and in the lake, there were so many islands, it was great to see. We then arrived seemingly in the middle of nowhere and were assigned a guide in groups of 12. I must say it was a touristy thing. We learned a lot of interesting facts about the glowworms; to be honest, I didn't know much about them except that they glow. First, the eggs are laid for about 3 weeks, which then develop into glowworms for the longest stage, about 9 months. During this time, they build nests, and the only goal is: eat, eat, eat. These nests have so-called fishing lines with which they catch prey, attracted by their glow. Then they are a pupa for 2 weeks; I know this like with butterflies, so cocoon (or however that's spelled). Here, however, a fly hatches that resembles a mosquito but only survives for a few days; its only task: reproduction. They have no mouth, which is why they starve after a few days. Quite sad if you ask me. We then went through the rock formations and limestone, and at the end, there was a little boat trip in pitch darkness with glowworms above like a starry sky. !!The picture of the glowworms is not mine; it’s from the internet, as you were not allowed to take pictures inside; you would probably need a really good camera to capture it—nothing can be done with a phone. But it was wonderful to see. Then we went to Lake Manapouri to Fraser Beach, breathtaking there. I then drove to the starting point of the Kepler Track; to conquer my fear, I crossed the suspension bridge there. After that, I headed towards Clifden to the campsite for tonight. On the way, I had a fantastic sunset.