getting out alive

River Valley - Rafting it up

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November 12th 2009
Up bright an early today infact I got up at 7:30am…this must have been enough sleep for me as I woke up by myself, no alarm or anything, only to my surprise a bloody cat on my bed which I was not impressed with. All in all River Valley lodge….NOT A FAN… Went downstairs at about 8:20 ready for this awesome adventure, oh by the way the Rangitikei River has grade 5 rapids, infact it has 10 gra ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island

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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