Postcards From the Edge

Back on board of the Grigory Mikeev, The Wombat helped preparing what has to be 'The Most Soutern BBQ'(TM)!

While others were preparing food or trying to get the BBQ heated up, our furry globetrotter took care of the punch, adding one or two secret ingredients for this special evening.


And it WAS a special evening! The food was great and, not in the least thanks to the Wombat-Punch, everybody was having a great time! Diver Greg did his best to get The Wombat to reveal the secret ingredients (but with very little succes).

The next day, the Grigory Mikeev set course: further south...

... and on the way passing Port Lockroy. Discovered in 1903, it has been used for whaling and it served as a militairy base. At present, though, it houses a small museum and the world's most Soutern Post Office! (Though a postcard still hasn't arrived!)

After all these festivities and cultural interludes, The Wombat went on another expedition into the Antarctic Wild.

First our marsupial adventurer came upon a small troup of Chinstrap Penguins. They seemed, however, more interested in shaking off their loose feathers, than in inter-animal discussions. What a shame. Obviously, these Chinstrap Penguins were not as curious and open minded as the wonderful Gentoos!

A bit further down the rough coast, the little brave one encountered another South Pole inhabitant: a lone Fur Seal. After trying several times to make contact, The Wombat was not able to get more than a few words out of the Seal. Apparantly he had other things on his mind.

A little disappointed, The Wombat returned to the ship. Discussing its findings with diver Debbie cheered The Wombat up a bit. Although not every encounter was as expected, our furry friend had learned a lot about Antarctic life!

Yeah! It was a great expedition!!

But not over yet!

After returning to Argentinian main land, The Wombat took a couple of days to relax in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires. On a big map on the Plaza de la Republica The Wombat could overlook the distance travelled from Tierra del Fuego to the capital.

After the obligatory snapshot before the giant Obelisk on the Plaza de la Republica, The Wombat did some sight seeing. But after this wonderful, exciting and exhausting expedition, the best thing was...

... enjoying the peace and quiet in the shadows of the trees in the Japanese Garden of Buenos Aires, dreaming of all things still to come.