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Freefall!

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September 24th 2007
I jumped out of a plane today!! 15,000ft (2.84 miles!) I still can't believe I've done it - I've even got the t-shirt, photos and a not-so-flattering DVD which I'll probably post home for anyone's perusal! We got picked up at 11am this morning in a limousine! Then taken to the airfield where we got suited and booted before having to hang around for about 1.5 hrs before we finally got in the pla ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more