She's waving...

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

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March 6th 2008
At 9.00am this morning we jumped out of a plane at 12,000ft. What a wake up call! It was absolutely fantastic and a real adrenalin rush - once we got past the initial 'oh my god what the hell are we doing!!!' phase. I was first on the plane which inevitably meant last out so had to watch the plane empty before my eyes before it was my turn to throw myself out. Pauline was last in which (fortuna ... 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