Skydive NZ 12,000ft over the Fox Glacier

Fox Glacier Skydive NZ 12,000ft

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January 15th 2010
...and I did it! This has got to be one of the most amazing experiences of my life! Less than 24 hours after deciding to actually do a skydive I have already jumped out of the plane and landed again! It cost quite a bit but well worth every hard earned penny. We meet the dive company at 5 and they took us over to Fox Glacier to a ting air strip (it was in fact just a few caravans and an old road a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Fox Glacier

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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