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Cold Weather Gear

One of the mottos of traveling to the ice is "don't pack a pest", meaning do not introduce non-native species. The penguin is okay, but I will have to hide the polar bear
Suit Up

December 29th 2008
I got up pretty early because of all the sleep I got on the planes, so I went for a run through the Botanical Gardens, stretched, breakfasted, then read until I had to go the Clothing Distribution Center (CDC) to have my cold weather gear issued to me. When I returned, I went to eat at a Korean and Japanese place with Hyomin and Chris Seymore, the two people from UNH that are helping me out. After ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

New Zealand Flag 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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