The whole jump

Queenstown - Bungy Day

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September 6th 2008
Today was a mix of emotions; waking up and realising that you are only a few hours away from voluntarily throwing yourself from a perfectly good platform is a very strange feeling. Breakfast was thrown down quickly by Mark and Dale but Ollie was in a more reflective mood and struggled slightly. The tension continued to build for the next few hours as we walked to the Bungy Shop and checked in. Aft ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand

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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