Checking parachutes

Taupo

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July 29th 2009
21st May 2009 Today Alex was all up for skydiving, the reason we had stopped here in Taupo. Elaine was not so up for jumping in with two feet and wanted more information before taking the plunge, so she convinced him to wait. After a lie in to recover, we went to a skydive centre to get more info. Thankfully a prep talk was going on which we both sat through and this eased some of Elai ... 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