The View from the Above.

Jump Around.

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January 2nd 2010
On New Years Day here in New Zealand, we went bungy jumping. Our jump was at 4:55pm on January 1st here in Queenstown, which was approximately 11:55pm on December 31st back at home. The guy who tied me in and I had a brief talk about hockey when he found out I was from Canada, but I decided to let him focus on what he was doing after a couple of minutes....mainly so he did it right. The ... 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