Franz Josef Hike

Back to work, then onto Glaciers!

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April 16th 2012
April 10: Today we had more fracture clinic. Nothing too exciting happened. I found a gym on the University of Otago's campus. I'm also staying at a different hostel, now Penny's backpackers. April 11: Today I got to wear a spacesuit! We did a full-knee revision which requires extra gear (which I call spacesuits). The surgeon was Canadian and we jokingly jabbed at each other ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Dunedin

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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