My beautiful board

I learnt to board today!!!

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August 13th 2010
Not board up a window, not lay floorboards, but actually strap my feet to a board and travel over snow (slush) at an incredibly slow speed... But it does not feel slow. I have to thank the lovely, lovely Carly here - she is incredibly patient and suprisingly good at containing laughter. She does mock occationally.... Boarding is NOT as easy as it looks and I now have a lo ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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