Just about to leave the plan

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE - Sky Diving

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January 13th 2009
So I jumped out of a plane. I have no idea how it went so well after everything else having gone so badly (please see previous entries)! I walked down to the sky dive office just before 8:30 am. I saw a lot of clouds in the sky and thought phew, sky diving's off. Sure enough, when I got to the shop they told me it wasn't going to happen at this stage, however they booked me on an 11: ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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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