SnowCat ride

Antarctica Museum - Christchurch

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January 26th 2007
Very good museum about Antarctica here - the jump off spot for the South Pole Here are some pictures Tomorrow we fly to Cairns, Australia by way of Sydney. Then travel to Port Douglas ... 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