Christchurch Airport

From the air...in the left middle of the photo is a USAF C-130 with some orangeness on the empennage (tail) area which is used to support the joint efforts in Antarctica. They can only fly in and land on the ice in the warmer months. In mid-winter, you are just there...

That was the week that was...9 March

March 10th 2009
Whatta week, oh whatta week it really was, sucha week...or actually two...On Tuesday the 24th, we got a call that my mum had a heart attack and associated difficulties. Quite a scary phone call. I worked my Wednesday morning list, then spent the afternoon running around town making arrangements to fly home with Nahid on Thursday. Due to storms in the Chicago area, we didn't get to our hotel in ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Timaru

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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