Our day started with our Edoras Tour being cancelled due to weather on Mt Sunday. So, we hopped into action with our Plan B the International Antarctic Centre.
They have a free shuttle that runs from the Canterbury Museum. Off we went for a walk across town to catch our Penguin topped chariot (not kidding there were penguins on it ya’ll, check out the picture.) We arrived a bit early so we spent some time walking through the Botanical Gardens (more on that later) and just enjoying the nice sunny, yet cool day.
Upon arrival we were met with warm smiles to carry us through our adventure, which we would need to survive the storm we were about to endure. With our map and tickets in hand our day planned out we went to the Antarctic Storm room. That’s exactly what that sounds like, a room that simulates a storm and temperatures in Antarctica let’s discuss what -18°C feels like, DANG COLD! That’s what! Like freezing your tail end off, and my husband was in there with shorts (SHORTS for goodness sake!) on, and someone took his picture. I didn’t but some random stranger has a picture of him so I’m sure it will end up on FB with a caption like, “look at this crazy dude we saw in the Antarctic Snow room. He’s crazytown!”
I digress, back to the adventure, next was my favorite part of the day, the Hägglund Ride. What’s a Hägglund you ask, I’m glad you did, it’s pretty much the coolest vehicle ever. Here check out the stats on this bad boy:
See it’s pretty much the coolest, most badass off road vehicle on the face of the planet. They have a whole course set up with hills, logs, tires, a meter wide “crevasse”, steep inclines, and water. We did it all, it handles perfectly, and I want one.
The rest of our day was filled with 4D movies, Blue Penguins, trying on the gear, and learning all about the frozen continent.
We were sad that our original plan got cancelled but I’m glad we got to experience what Antarctica is like to work and live there. Here’s just a few pictures from our day. Enjoy!
The adventure continues tomorrow…
Wandering a Lighted Path 
Wow!! Incredible! I’m Googling the Antartic snow room now to see if I can find the pictures of your husband. 😂😂 I love the pictures, the penguin bus is so cute, and my favorite line on this page is “I want one”, out made me laugh out loud! I can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow!
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