Group 1

Skydiving and Alpine Crossings

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October 18th 2010
Here we are in lake Taupo. The drive was long but nice, the further south we went the more it felt like I was driving into the interior of BC! The night before we left was a pretty rough one, we decided to stay a second night at the Lion’s Den, but they were already booked up, They had a spot for a tent and said we could stay in that for very cheap so we went for it, only problem being that we ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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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