Level three- Rickety bridge

NO HANDS! It was really shaky and narrow and we were really high up. Then had to go all the way backwards, this was EXTREMELY difficult and scary!

Taupo and the drive to Wellington

January 20th 2008
TAUPO... it was amazing! The city is built on a dormant volcano, and it's due to erupt!! Apparently it erupts every 2000 years, and it's about that time... The crater of the volcano is a beautiful freshwater lake that we sat around sunbathing beside on the 3rd day we were there. The water was such a beautiful colour, but no different than most of the water we've seen along the way! Our first afte ... read more

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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

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