and freefalling...

Queenstwown - My Plummet!

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July 15th 2007
It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a sunny but also a rather cold day in Queenstown. I went in a skyline gondola (cable car) up to the top of the nearby mountain for some amazing morning views for that last glance before my plummet. After a couple of hours, it was time to make a descent and get checked in for my skydive!!! Strangely enough, I wasn't stressed, ... 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