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The Ice

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December 30th 2008
Off to Antarctica (We Thought) Today I got up at 5am, packed, and returned to the CDC to check in my bags and suit up for the trip to Antarctica (or, "the ice" as most people call it). I had a quick breakfast at the Antarctic Tourist Center, then sat on the lawn and read until our briefing at 11. At 10:30 we all found out that the weather was too ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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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