The Antarctic Center
When you are on the south island of New Zealand you are only 2400 kilometres away from the Antarctic. It’s the equivalent of being in Churchill Manitoba to the Arctic Circle. There are several research stations studying the Antarctic and their launch point for supplies and service is from Christchurch. The kiwi’s established an education center about the Antarctic and we decided it would be a good thing if the kids took it in. They learned all about the polar ice caps, and various other research projects. They went into a simulation chamber of -40 something like Calgary is experiencing right about now naturally. They rode a Hagglund which is a versatile off road Antarctic vehicle made in Sweden. Their Aunt Hanna would be so proud. They had an obstacle course laid out for this thing that would tip, flip and roll most vehicles. This Hagglund handled it easily a 100km/hr. fun ride
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