Freefallin'

A Little Tom Petty Might be Appropriate

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March 25th 2008
Charlotte and I are now to be officially know as "Extreme" dude and dudette. So far in New Zealand we have White water rafted over a 7m waterfall, Black water rafted through glow-worm caves, cruised down hills on a Luge track, spent afternoons Snorkeling and Surfing, but now you can add another extreme sport to our formidable adventure resumes. Today we survived 40 seconds of free fall, jumpin ... 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