Craters of The Moon

Not quite skydiving

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March 18th 2007
A round trip with Rob from Hamilton totalling just over 400kms left us without a single person skydiving. Unfortunately we lost out to poor weather and ended up bumming around Taupo for a few hours. Stopped in Huka Falls and wandered around Craters of The Moon, a volcanic thermal area with craters and steam rising from the ground. Although we re-booked for today the weather again let us ... 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