And time for the big one

White Water Rafting - weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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January 17th 2008
Well, today is another day that I'm going to confront my fear of heights by white water rafting of a 7m tall waterfall, here goes . . . .. . We get collected from our hostel at 9am and taken to the Raft Centre. The centre has also introduced a new 'sport' called sledging which involves basically going through the rapid on a sled in the water and we start talking to some people who have signed ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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