Vague Dave the psychic

Day 73 - Taupo

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February 15th 2006
Skydive! Had to wait until 3pm as it was so busy from the previous day when nobody could jump because of the weather, but today is a perfectly clear day. First we went for a long walk to see more of the Huka Falls, past the Taupo Bungy platform which neither of us fancied doing. Isn't a Skydive enough for one day!? Back at the hostel we get the bus from Freefall skydive to Taupo airport where w ... read more

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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