One has just jumped,.. me next

Lake Wanaka Sky Dive

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February 3rd 2008
Date of jump : 3 February I might as well write this whilst I am still buzzing. I arrived at the Wannaka airstrip at 3 pm today. 3.00: Pay the fee and watch a safety video 3:10: Sign my life away on the usual legal paperwork re 'Parachute failure, unusual funnelling wind conditions, equipment malfunction, death' - quickly signed this bit. 3:11 Decide on either DVD and photo or just ha ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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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