Ready for caving

and looking good(!)

December 23rd 2006
Fri 22 Dec Went on the Black Abyss trip at Waitomo caves. Started off with a bit of abseilling with a 30m descent down thru a small gap into a labyrinth of caves and then onto a flying fox through a glowworm cave, with lights out. Did a bit of blackwater rafting by launching ourselves off some rocks into some water about 15 ft down on a bit of tubing. Walked through the caves for a bit and ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Waitomo

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

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Sarju Mistry

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New Zealand 2006/7 Hello and welcome to my first blog! Well, after a few suggestions and a bit of persuasion, I figured that I might as well do a blog after all! This is where I'll record my travels across New Zealand (with a bit of Singapore thrown in) over the next 7 weeks. Hopefully you'll find it informative, interesting and with the help of a few photos, get an idea of what NZ is like! Please feel free to add any comments or send me an email - it would be great to hear from you. So it all started with an extra long holiday year from work - it had been a while since I'd don... full info

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