heading down to the caves!

Black Water Rafting!!!

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May 14th 2006
We picked up Sarah yesterday from Auckland airport and headed straight down to Waitomo! Sarah was really tired so we all spent the rest of the day relaxing. The weather has been pretty pants...loads and loads of rain! In the afternoon we decided we'd venture out and book up some 'black water rafting'. On the big day we were up bright and early, had are breaky and headed over to the office for 0 ... 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