queenstown luge

Queenstown 29/1-2/2

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January 31st 2009
On the way to Queenstown we stopped off at a fresh fruit stop where everyone filled up on lots of free samples and then we watched people do a bungy jump at the first ever comercial bungy site. This wasn't as exciting as we thought it would be. When we got into Queenstown we went up the Gondola to get some good views of the area and then we went for a highly recommended fergburger. We got the b ... 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