Rafting in the dark

Black Water Rafting in Waitomo

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October 8th 2008
Day 557 (06/10/08) (...continued) New Zealand is full of incredible natural wonders and many enthusiasts for the extreme. So if there's a scenic sight to be seen you can bet that there's at least one extreme way of viewing it. A beautiful river for example may be jet boated along, skydived over, bungee jumped into...etc. Our natural wonder for today was to be the caves in Waitomo famed not only ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo Caves

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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