Jet Boating, Shotover River, Queenstown

Knarly New Zealand: Episode 3

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April 23rd 2009
26th March-21st April Arriving in Queenstown we couldn´t wait to get going on some more adrenaline fun and quickly travelled to the Shotover River to go jet boating, it was very fast and we were lucky not to lose our arms and heads considering how closely we skimmed though the canyon. The next day we decided to rise early and try and burn some calories by hiking a little trek around Queensto ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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