Talk to Antarctica

14/3/2012

Our Sacred Heart Koala is on its way to Antarctica! We will use this blog to communicate with him and to watch his amazing journey into the Antarctic.

235 Comments

Kelsey

17/3/2012 10:31:50 am

Hi Have you found the koala yet?I hope you find him soon.My techer is in contact with you.I don't really know his name.

Jacob

23/3/2012 11:35:58 am

Wow good work Kelsey

Jacob

23/3/2012 11:16:37 am

Wow it must be feszing.

Harmony

21/5/2012 01:28:04 pm

Hi Jacob how is it gowing

Jacob

23/3/2012 11:33:48 am

Hi if I went to Antarctica I would love to see the pengens because I like them and it would be a huge experience for me because I have neve been somewhere like ther.Have you seen any animals I hope pengens I love animals a think you might have.

Mitchell

9/5/2012 10:55:17 am

Dear Jacob, I would love to see pengens too.Where are you.Is it cold or hot over there.Are you having fun. What has been your favourite thing so far.

Tayne

9/5/2012 10:55:18 am

Jacob are you talking loud to the americans i hope you have a good time.

Thomas

9/5/2012 10:55:19 am

Dear Jacob I hope you are having a good time where are you now and how many new friends have you met.How hot or cold.

Lewis

9/5/2012 10:55:20 am

Jacob I hope you are having a good time.are you going well with the americans.

Bridie

21/5/2012 01:25:13 pm

I hope you are having a great time.

jacob

26/3/2012 11:12:44 am

where was the koula

Mr R

26/3/2012 11:34:48 am

The Koala has been found. He is safe and well and resting up in the base. He will be in contact soon!!!

Jacob

27/3/2012 02:47:38 pm

Thank you for telling me sir I think I should go to look it up.

Heidi

28/5/2012 05:50:27 pm

I am realy happy the koala has been found

Kassidy

29/3/2012 06:30:04 pm

I am so excited that the Koala is found and I am happy that it is going to be safe

Jacob

6/5/2012 05:22:57 am

Me to kass

Jacob

8/5/2012 02:38:37 pm

Sorry Kass I'am very sorry that I did not pop it under your thingy

Meg

9/5/2012 10:54:04 am

hi jacob
were are you now i hope you had a great time at disney land see you when you get back.

jacob

27/5/2012 11:46:45 am

kmeg there was so many rides

Bridie

16/5/2012 11:51:42 am

Dear Bear Grills,

What do you do in your spare time.
I hope your having a great time.

Bear Grylls

20/5/2012 12:35:09 pm

Hi Bridie
Good to hear from you. We are having fun down here. When I'm not having an adventure off station, I spend time reading in the Library. We have a cinema with really comfy recliner chairs. I watch movies and DVDs with the other expeditioners. My favourites are the documentaries about Penguins and of course HAPPY FEET! There are always lots of things to eat. We have a cupboard full of Tim Tams and Mint Slices that the Chef keeps asking me to stop raiding. I might need to go to the gym soon if I keep eating Tim Tams :)

Lewis

21/5/2012 01:16:26 pm

Dear Bear Grylls are you having fun in Antarctica.have you seen any cool stuff.

Jeno-Australia

21/5/2012 01:28:52 pm

Dear Bear Grylls
My name is actully Jensen but everyone calls me Jeno.
Have you ever heard of Colac I live there.
Hey Bron lock the cupord so bear grylls cant get there and blind fold him.

From Jeno

JOSH

21/5/2012 01:29:40 pm

Hi Bear Gryills,
I have heard you have been helping people with fixing thing. I'm sure they needed an extror pair of hands and I know they appreciate it.
I hope your on a diet unlike Bron l heard she has been eating all the TIMTAMS! I hope you are having a great time bye.

jacob austrila

27/5/2012 12:04:31 pm

hello bear grylls i love your show i hope you are haveing a great time all the way down there. I live near melbone. I hope you are having some wild times over in antacter. i have seen all of your shows. Onec i did try one of your tricks i caght a ugly dum rat gross. I amost wet my pants i let it go after a min pluse i llllllllooooovvvveee tim tams yum yum bye bye adeose

Tayne

6/6/2012 11:54:35 am

hi BearGrylls have you seen happy feet did you go fishing how many penquins have you seen how was your hiking trip.

Lewis

6/6/2012 11:59:14 am

hi Bear Grylls have you been fishing and do you know how big the mountain was that you climbed.

Kelsey

16/5/2012 12:06:38 pm

Those are all great photos you took.How do you get your food? And how do you live?.Do you ever see holes in the ice.?What animal's live in Antarctica.Do you now if there are any emperor pnguins our fairy pnguins.Is there seal's?

Bear Grylls

20/5/2012 01:04:08 pm

Hi Kelsey
How are you? All the food for the year comes with us on the big orange boat. It takes three days to unpack it all. (Bron, the Chef, was a bit cranky on those days, she must have been very tired). We have fresh fruit and vegetables for the first few months after the ship leaves and then we live on frozen, canned and dried food. Bron has 10 000 ingredients to make our meals from! It's all in the 'Green Store', a big building next to the Red Shed (where I sleep).
The sea ice is frozen solid now. We are going to make a hole in it at mid-winter (June 21). Some of the crazy expeditioners will go for a swim. Do you think I should? Brrrrr. The water temperature will be about -2 C. We are going to go out to visit the Emperor Penguins at the Auster Rookery really soon. Everyone says it's amazing and they are so beautiful. I'm REALLY excited. I can't wait. The seals have gone out to sea for Winter but we should see them back in Spring.

Tayne

21/5/2012 01:14:57 pm

Dear Beargrylls are you having fun in Antactica have you seen any penquins or polebears.

Charllotte

21/5/2012 01:19:59 pm

Hi Bear Grills

What do you like doing best in Antartica?
What do you do in your spare time?
How cold is the water?
Are you having a good time?

Kelsey

21/5/2012 01:25:54 pm

Hi that is a long time to unpack .That must be hard eating vegetables and fruit all the time.That is a lot food.What hapends if you run out of food?Ow i for got to sa i hope you will have a good time at the Emperor Penguin show.

Heidi

21/5/2012 01:28:12 pm

Dear Bear Grylls
what dose the dried food tase like?
How many minuets do you get light for each day?

faith

21/5/2012 01:28:19 pm

Hi bear grylls,
I am new at sacred heart school this year.
how does the dried and frozen food taste like?

Zara

21/5/2012 01:28:50 pm

Hi Bear Grylls

It sounds like you have been doing alot of stuff in Antartica.

What have you been eating over there because there are probebley not be much gum leaves?

I live in Colac Victoria. It is Autum over here the leaves are very annoying because when you walk they fall on top of you.

MEG

21/5/2012 01:28:54 pm

HI BEAR GRYILLS AND BRON

I have heard you have been doing lots of jobs for heaps of people
what does bear gryills eat there
i live in colac victoria
i go to Sacred Heart i really like going to Sacred Heart

JOSH

6/6/2012 12:06:51 pm

Hi Bron,
great hiking skills and i like your photos we really appreiate you taking time out of your day to talk to us thanks

from josh

Faith

6/6/2012 12:16:59 pm

Hi bear grylls,
I love your pictures they were great, how are you?How was the climb?Was it fun?We are learning about Ernest Skakleton and we are watching a movie about how brave and how much courage he actully had.The crew owned about 70 dogs and there all terrically cute.There is one dog called smile and if you look closely he is actully smiling and because its really cold one of the dogs breath you can see going every where.And there ship got stuck in the ice and they all had to hop out and saw through the ice.
anyway it was great ok goodbye.

From Faith.

Faye link

20/5/2012 08:14:16 pm

That koala has been to lots of places.

Thomas

21/5/2012 01:18:40 pm

Dear Bear Grylls what are you doing at the moment.What have you seen there what kinds of food do you get there and how do you get the food there.

Bear Grylls

22/5/2012 09:52:18 pm

Hi Thomas

Today I have been helping in the kitchen. Bron needs someone to wash dishes and clean up the dining room after all the meals. She made blueberry muffins for morning tea. I'm going to try to make them next week, do you cook in class? All our food comes with us from Hobart on the big orange ship.

Lionel

21/5/2012 01:19:46 pm

Dear bear grylls what are you doing in Antarctica. Also are you have a GOOD time. Also have you whatchst happy feat yet.

Bear Grylls

22/5/2012 09:55:59 pm

Hi Lionel
We've watched Happy Feet and lots of other movies since we've been here. Sometimes the wind is so strong we can't go outside, so we read books and play games and watch movies to pass the time. Have you seen Happy Feet? What did you think of it?

Thomas

6/6/2012 12:02:38 pm

Dear Grylls i liked your photos and where watching a movie called Enest Shakleton.He helped people on a ship and they get stuck.

Natasha

21/5/2012 01:19:58 pm

Dear bron and bear grilles,

Are you having fun?. How meany pegens and other animals have you seen?.what has bear grilles been eating?.It is about 15 dergres in colac.

Bron

22/5/2012 10:02:54 pm

Hi Natasha
Bear and I are having a great time, he was really helpful today in the kitchen.
Bear and I would like to visit the Emperor Penguins at Auster soon but we need to check the ice is safe enough for us to drive our quad bikes on before we go there.
Bear likes Tim Tams and he has been eating lots of the lettuces we grow down here. We have a special room with hot lights like the sun. We are also growing tomatoes but I'm not sure if he will eat them? What do you think we should grow next?
Colac sounds chilly. It's -29.5C today, brrrr. I'm glad we're in the kitchen.

Heidi

6/6/2012 12:05:29 pm

Dear Bron what is an Auster? What tipe of stuf do you have in your freser its huge? I really like all the picthers there cool.

Mitchell

21/5/2012 01:20:00 pm

Hi Bear Grylls, what are you doing at the moment.What has been your favourite thing that you have done so far. What do you eat .What has been your favourite movie.How did you like fixing things.Bye bye.

Bear Grylls

22/5/2012 10:10:12 pm

Hi Mitchell
My favourite thing has been camping in a bivvy bag one night. I made a snow wall to protect myself from the wind. It was very cool. I like the muffins Bron made today, they were blueberry. Have you seen the movie Happy Feet?

Mitchell

6/6/2012 11:51:26 am

Hi bear Grylls, l have seen the movie Happy feet.What is your favourite bit of the movie. Thank you for replying to me.

Harmony

21/5/2012 01:20:14 pm

how big are the pegens?. what do you eat there?.what is bear grylls?.
eating?.

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 12:25:04 am

Hi Harmony
The penguins are taller than me. The Emperor Penguins are huge! Have a look on the web and see if you can find out how tall they are?!
The expeditoners eat the sorts of things you would probably eat at home. Roasts, steaks, fish, pasta, vegetables, salads and desserts.
I like ice cream! Paul, the electrician and I have a competiton each night to see who can get to the ice cream freezer first after dinner.

Harmony

6/6/2012 12:14:47 pm

Cool, Bear Grylls. So how is it going?. penguins reallybear grylls?.

luke

21/5/2012 01:20:35 pm

dear bear grylls what are you dowing in antarctica. it looks cool wear you are . it looks cold wear you are. are you havein fun.

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 12:27:20 am

Hi Luke
It's -29.5C at the moment.
We're having a great time, thank you.
What is your class up to each day?

luke

6/6/2012 12:02:36 pm

at school we have ben watching a movie of ernest shakleton. really cool photos. I liked the ones of you on the mountans . it looks really hi up ther. your lucky you didnt fall of the mountan.

Kassidy

21/5/2012 01:20:52 pm

Dear Bear Gyrlls
What have you been doing in Antarctica ? I bet you are freezing. I hope you are having fun. When are you coming back? What has been your favourite thing so far? It looks like you are having fun in the photos.
From Kassidy

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 12:30:54 am

Hi Kassidy
We've been really busy doing lots of work on the station. I help the team as much as I can doing their jobs.
The best night I had here was when I slept outside in a bivvy bag. It was really cold and very windy but I was snug inside the bivvy.
I will come back to Australia with the wintering team in February or March next year! You'll be in Grade 4 then!

Kassidy

27/5/2012 12:05:49 pm

Hi Bear Grylls

sleeping in the bivvy bag sounds like fun.

I hope you are not frozen.

\What is a bivvy bag?

What is the temperature in Antarctica ?

I bet it is very cold

bye Kassidy

Lucy

21/5/2012 01:21:17 pm

Dear Bear Grylls and Bron,
what are you doing down in Antarctica? are you frezzing? I bet you are? What dose bear grylls do? Well I hope you are having fun. from Lucy

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 12:34:30 am

Hi Lucy
It's freezing at the moment but we have lots of special clothing to help keep us warm. We have to wear lots of layers of clothes and big boots and beanies and goggles.
We're having fun, what about you, what are you studying at the moment?

Lucy

23/5/2012 12:07:06 pm

Hi Bear Grylls and Bron of course,
we are studying Rainforests. It is lots and lots of fun. Today i studied a jaguar. The jaguar looks exatcly like a cheeta. Well that`s all bye.
From Lucy

LUCY

6/6/2012 12:04:28 pm

Hi Bron and Bear Grylls,
Bron i love your Hiking photos you look like your having lots fun. what are you doing now and you have dead pigs the backrond in one of your photos why?

Charlotte

21/5/2012 01:27:47 pm

Dear Bear Grylls
what do you do ther?
do you play any games ther?
what food do you have ther?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 12:40:19 am

Hi Charlotte
We are pretty busy every day working to keep everything on the station running. We have plumbers, electricians, a carpenter and diesel mechanics here and there are also people who watch the weather and people who fix our computers. We have a lady, Mel, who teaches us all how to look after ourselves when we go off station into the field. We call these 'survival skills'. If there was an emergency, we would know how to look after ourselves in the cold.
We play volleyball and darts and snooker most nights. I am playing Chess with Bron tonight and I am winning! :)
Do you play games in class?

Charlotte

27/5/2012 11:55:25 am

Dear BearGryll we do play games in our class some times we play games out side when it is sunny.
They are fun.
What other games do you play?

Bridie

27/5/2012 11:57:40 am

Dear Bear Grylls,

We do play games in our class.
They are loads of fun sometimes
we play maths games like patience, headach and tugo-war.

Heidi

27/5/2012 12:06:11 pm

Hi bear grylls how many minets do you get in too days?What tipe of houses do you sleep in?bye

cody-australia

21/5/2012 01:28:40 pm

Hi bear grylls,
I herd that you have been hellping pepole im shore that they apresheat you hellping them alot.I hope that you hell them soon.

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 12:43:49 am

Hi Cody
Thank you, you are very kind. I like helping the team down here. It's a very special place that not many people (bears) get to visit. I feel very lucky to be here!

zac

22/5/2012 09:45:01 am

Hello Bear Grylls. How cold is it i bet it very cold. .

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 12:47:27 am

Hi Zac
YES it's freezing here, but we have very warm clothes if we go outside. The daytime temperature at the moment is close to -30C. That's about 45C less than Colac!
Do you know what the coldest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica is? Can you find out on the web?

zac

23/5/2012 01:03:17 pm

how much day light is there how meny blancket do you use and do you have avalanch

Tegan - Australia

22/5/2012 09:49:40 am

Hi Bear Grylls
Have you seen any animals. I saw a beautiful whale on an Antarctica video. Have you seen any whales? Is it cold? I bet it is freezing. What temperature is it? Have you been skydiving?
from Tegan

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 12:55:15 am

Hi Tegan
Wow, that's great to hear you saw a whale in the Antarctic video. We saw some from the big orange ship when we were sailing down here.
Most of the animals that were around the station have gone elsewhere for the Winter. When I arrived there were seals and penguins living around the station.
There are Snow Petrels flying by some days (they are completely white). (see if you can find a picture of one on the web).
I'm hoping we will go to the Emperor Penguin Rookery soon but it's a long way from station and we need to be sure the sea ice is safe to take our quad bikes on.
I nearly fell off the top of the wind turbine the other day when I was with Paul, the electrician and Wayne, the plumber. That's the closest to sky diving I have come :)
It's VERY cold now we are getting close to Winter.
Do you know someone who has been skydiving?

Grace

22/5/2012 09:50:54 am

Dear Bear Grills
What is it like to live in Antarctica?
how deep is the snow?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:18:39 am

Hi Grace
It depends on where you are, how deep the snow is. When Bron and I walked over to the Mawson sign, the snow was up to her thighs in places. But sometimes it is just ice with a fine cover of snow. The ice can be kilometers deep.
We have an ice skating rink on the Harbour! Have you been ice skating?

Millie

22/5/2012 09:50:54 am

What is it like to live in Antarctica, Bronwen?

Bron

23/5/2012 01:10:22 am

Hi Millie
It's very different from living in Australia! There are only 15 expeditioners and Bear Grylls living on the station. How big is your class? Can you imagine living with your classmates in the school building for a whole year? Outside is very beautiful and we have a great time with Bear Grylls when we go out for an adventure.

millie

23/5/2012 12:58:16 pm

Hi Bron
Not that big but I like it.
My frends are Jack,Luke,Grace,Tara,Luke F

Jack

22/5/2012 09:50:56 am

Hey Bear Grylls.How cold is it there? FROM ICE JACK.

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:25:30 am

Hi Ice Jack
It's freezing here. We were playing outside yesterday, it was so cold that you can make water freeze when you throw it into the air!

Jack

23/5/2012 12:57:09 pm

i like playing with friends Millie,Luke Frith.Bailey and other cool people that play with me.Do you have any bear friends.FROM ICE JACK@ Australia.

Isabella

22/5/2012 09:51:17 am

Hello Bear Grylls
How are you going in Antarctica?
What is a donga bed?
I would love to go to Antarctica too.
Are you having fun in Antartica?
what is it like to live in Antartica?
from Isabella.

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:33:00 am

Hi Isabella
It's going well here. How is your class going?
I'll send a picture of my donga and some others of the station so your class can see a 'donga'.
Living in Antarctica is completely different to living in Australia!

isabella

23/5/2012 01:03:43 pm

Hi Bear Grylls
Thank you so much for the pictures!!
My class is going very well that is good that you are having a great time in Antarctica!!!
How cold is it there? because it is pretty hot in colac.
Is there any sloaps near your bedroom?
Do you get much sleep?

Saul

22/5/2012 09:52:11 am

Hi Bear Grylls and Bronwen,

Whats the weather like there and what is a donga bedroom?

Have you seen any whales or penguins yet?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:36:55 am

Hi Saul
It's really cold at the moment, between -25C and -30C in the daytime. Mawson is VERY windy, but we've had a few days without much wind. It's really nice when it's like that and it's not as cold.
I'll send some photos to your class so you can see what the living quarters are like.
we saw whales on the way down here when we on the ship and there were penguins near station when we arrived but they gone out to the open water now. All the ocean around station is frozen solid.

Saul

23/5/2012 12:58:27 pm

Hi Bear Grylls

Thank you for replying to me and wow -25c and -30c thats amazing how many blankets do you have even making me think about that I get cold and i'm in a short sleeve shirt right now and how long was the ride to get there.

How many whales,penguins and seals have you seen.

Elijah

22/5/2012 09:52:51 am

Ga'day Bear G
How deep can the snow get?I saw you on our website and here is one more question. What is the temperature there?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:45:52 am

Ga'day Elijah
The snow can be deep in places, but sometimes the wind blows it all away and there's just solid ice left to walk on. The ice can be around a km deep up on the plateau.
Right now the temperature is -25.9C, earlier today it was -29.5C.

Elijah

23/5/2012 12:52:43 pm

A km long!!! And that must be very very cold!!!!! coment again Elijah

bailey

22/5/2012 09:53:34 am

Hi Bear Grylls. I am wondering how deep is the snow? From Bailey

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:48:16 am

Hi Bailey
The snow can be deep in places, but sometimes the wind blows it all away and there's just solid ice left to walk on. The ice can be around a km deep up on the plateau.

bailey

23/5/2012 01:02:48 pm

Hi BEAR GRYLLS I am wondering how dark is it at day?from Bailey

Tara-astrail

22/5/2012 09:54:31 am

Hi Bear Grylls
I want to know what the weather is down there and how deep the ice is?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:51:58 am

Hi Tara
Right now the temperature is -25.9C, earlier today it was -29.5C. The ice can be around a 500m to a km deep up on the plateau.

tara

23/5/2012 01:01:57 pm

HI bear gyilles
do you get phone servise

Georgie

22/5/2012 09:54:51 am

Hi Bear Grylls

What is a donga bedroom.?

I hope you are having fun?

How cold is it?

Has bear Grylls seen the whals?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:55:50 am

Hi Geordie
I'll send some photos so your class can see what the living quarters are like here.
We're having a good time here. I hope you are enjoying your third grade class time.
It's very cold, nearly -30C during the day at the moment.
We saw whales from the big orange ship on the way down here. They were awesome! I wanted to see Killer Whales, but they didn't appear.

Georgie

23/5/2012 12:55:51 pm

To Bear Grylls

I am very interested to see your photos.

How cold is it in the night?

Thats very good to hear that you are having a good time

Paris

22/5/2012 09:55:12 am

Hi bear Grylls

Has Bear Grylls. Have you seen the whales yet.?

How cold is it.?

Are there seals there.?

What is you favourite thing

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 01:59:16 am

Hi Paris
Bronwen and I saw some whales when we were on the ship on the way to the station in February.
It's very cold now, about between -25 and -30C most days
The seals have gone away for the Winter but they will be back in Spring.
My favourite thing is eating Tim Tams and Muffins.
What is your favourite subject in class?

Paris

23/5/2012 01:07:20 pm

To Bear Grylls

My favourite subject in class is art.

What is donga bedroom?

Are you having fun there?

How much snow do you get?

Have you got tvs?

How dark does it get at day?

What are the beds called that you sleep in?

jackson

22/5/2012 09:55:46 am

Greetings Bear Grylls
Hows it going down there.how cold is it and how many seals have you seen?.
From Jackson

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:02:25 am

Greetings to you Jackson!
It's going well thank you. It's very cold. It was -29.5C today.
We saw lots of seals around station just after we arrived but they have gone out the open water now. All the ocean around the station is frozen and they can't go fishing when it's like that :)

jackson

23/5/2012 01:01:44 pm

hi bear grylls
it must be very cold there .And what time do you get up in the
morning.have you gon whale wacthing yet.
from jackson

liam

22/5/2012 09:56:53 am

Hey Bear Grylls. How are you sleeping?.How many animals live there Bear Grylls. How many whales are there. .How many killer seals are there?.

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:10:49 am

Hello Liam
My bed here is pretty comfy but sometimes the wind is very loud and you can hear it all night through the triple-glazed windows (it's REALLY loud). The only other thing that keeps me awake is Darren, one of the communications techs, he snores unbelievably! I had to spend the night in a Polar Pyramid tent with him and I had earplugs and ear muffs on to try and get some sleep!
There are lots of animals living down here at different times of the year. I'm looking forward to seeing the Emperor Penguins soon. Can you tell me how many types of penguin live here?
We don;t tend to get Leopard Seals at Mawson, but they are know to be dangerous to people. Can you find a photo of a Leopard Seal on the web?

liam

23/5/2012 12:58:43 pm

I've seen picures of leoperd seals and their teeth are huge. How many seals.How many killer whales have you seen jump out of water.

liam

6/6/2012 01:09:15 pm

Hi again We just finished a project I did one about the emerald tree boa because it was about an animal to be pacific a rainforest animal.Whats your favourite antartic animal.

Darcy

22/5/2012 09:57:34 am

Hi Bear Grylls. How are you going? Have you been doing much stuff there. What temperature is it there?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:15:38 am

Hi Darcy
We're all going well down here. How about you?
It's been busy since we arrived. The work is non-stop There are always things to fix or look after.
I'm hoping we will start to do a few more trips off station now that everyone has been trained to look after themselves when they go on an adventure.
It's pretty cold here now, it's -25.9C! How much warmer is it in Colac?

Darcy

23/5/2012 01:02:47 pm

Hi Bear Grylls how muck snow is there.

Joe

22/5/2012 09:58:08 am

Hi Bear Grylls, it is amazing talking to somone in Antactica! So what do you do when you're really bored and by the way what is a donga bed?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:21:19 am

Hi Joe
It's funny, sometimes it doesn't feel like you are a long way away and other times it does!
The ship took nearly two weeks to get here travelling through the night and day. It really is a long way!
When I'm bored I like to snuggle up in bed with a book or I like sitting with everyone upstairs looking out the big window and chatting.What do you do when you're bored?
I'll send some photos so you can see the living quarters on station.

Joe

23/5/2012 12:57:39 pm

When I am bored I normally just watch tv but when there,s nothing good on I play with my toys.

Luke

22/5/2012 09:58:22 am

Dear Bear Grylls,
How big is the donga bed and what kind of food do you have to eat?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:24:37 am

Hi Luke
I'll send some photos so you can see the rooms on station and where people sleep.
We have lots of ingedients to make meals from. We eat lots of the things you might eat at home, roasts, steaks, fish, vegetables, salads, desserts. I like most things with chocolate! What about you?

Luke

23/5/2012 01:00:46 pm

Dear Bear Grylls

I mostly like things with chocolate too and thankyou for replying. Have you seen any seals.If you have seen some how many?

Luke

6/6/2012 01:02:02 pm

Hi Bear Grylls

What have you been doing? We have been making rainforest animal projects. My rainforest animal is a Scarlet Macaw.

William

22/5/2012 09:58:33 am

Hi Bear Grylls and Bronwen,

Have you seen any penguins or whales yet?.

What is a donga bedroom?.

What is the temperature like in Antarctica?.

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:28:27 am

Hi William
We saw some whales from the ship when we were sailing here. They were awesome.
There were penguins living around station when we arrived but they have gone out to open water so they can keep fishing. The ocean around the station is frozen now.
I'll send some photos of the dongas soon.
It's really cold at the moment. It's -45C colder than Colac! Can you tell me what temperature that is?

Darcy

22/5/2012 09:58:46 am

Hi Bear Grylls,
Brrrr I wonder how cold it is down there. Imagine going to the snow in a singlet and shorts. Have you tried it yet, but I'm not asking you to do it but I'm asking you have you done it before.

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:31:51 am

Haahhaaa. No I haven't worn a singlet and shorts, but Bron wore her chef's uniform outside yesterday for a couple of minutes and she was jumping around because it was so cold.
On June 21 we are going to dig a hole in the ice and go for a swim! That's crazy!!

Coco

22/5/2012 09:59:16 am

Dear Bear Grills,
What is it like down there? What do you play down there?

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:37:02 am

Hi Coco
We play badminton, volleyball, snooker and darts. We have a little bowling green too. We have lots of board games and cards. There are movies to watch in the cinema. Paul and Mel play the guitar some nights for us.
It's very busy, we all work during the day and then we get together after dinner and do some of these things.
What are your favourite games?

Chloe

22/5/2012 09:59:28 am

Dear Bear Grills,
What can you eat down there?
What is the temperature?

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Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:41:41 am

Hi Chloe
We eat lots of the things you might eat at home, roasts, steaks, fish, vegetables, salads, desserts. There are huge amounts of food that come down with us on the big orange ship. We have to make it last all year.
It's very cold now, today was around -25 to -30C!

Elliott

22/5/2012 10:00:06 am

Hi Bear Grylls.
Have you seen the penguins..I love penguins .Do you like penguins?
How cold is it down there?
From Elliott

Amy

22/5/2012 10:01:02 am

Hey Bear Grylls. How many daylight hours do you have and how much snow is there and how many animals are there FROM AMY

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:50:03 am

Hi Amy
It gets light at about 10:30 am and the sun starts going down about 3 pm now. At mid-winter it won't come up over the horizon at all. There will be a little bit of light but not for long.
There's lots of snow and ice! I like walking in the fresh snow, it makes a funny squeaky, crunchy sound :)
There were more animals when we first arrived at the end of Summer, but lots of them have gone to different places for Winter.
There are Snow Petrels (birds) around and we will go and see the Emperor Penguins soon.
See if you can find a picture on the web of an Emperor Penguin :)

Amy

23/5/2012 01:03:20 pm

thank you for replying hey i forgot to say it is 20degs in colac. how many seals. from cool Amy. :)

Georgie

22/5/2012 05:42:21 pm

Hi bear grylls

How much daylightdo you have?

How much snow is there?

From Georgie

Bear Grylls

23/5/2012 02:46:15 am

Hi Georgie
(sorry I think I spelt your name wrong last time)
It gets light at about 10:30 am and the sun starts going down about 3 pm now. At mid-winter it won't come up over the horizon at all. There will be a little bit of light but not for long.
There's lots of snow and ice! I like walking in the fresh snow, it makes a funny squeaky, crunchy sound :)

Bear Grylls and Bron

23/5/2012 03:02:59 am

Hi there to the people we couldn't reply to:

Lewis-we've seen lots of cool stuff!

Jeno-Bron has been to Colac, but it was while ago. It was a very nice place. She has locked the Tim Tam cupboard now, but I found the Milo stash!

Josh-Hope you are having fun too. Are you sure it was Bron eating the Tim Tams?

Tayne-We haven't seen any Polar Bears, can you google them and see where they live for us? The penguins have gone out to open water so they can keep fishing through Winter.

Heidi-The dried food tastes a bit different to fresh food. Next time you are helping with the supermarket shopping, you could ask to buy some dried mashed potato mix. It easy to make and you could try it for dinner?

Faith-How are you liking your new school?

Zara-Bron brought some dried gum leaves for me but I also eat the other things that she cooks for the rest of the team :)

Meg-We're glad you like your school. Bear Grylls really likes chocolate and muffins as well as his dried gum leaves.

Bear is off to Mt Parsons for the next week.
He'll be back in touch soon.

Bron and Bear Grylls

Jeno-Australia

23/5/2012 12:05:43 pm

Hey there Bron I can't win if I tell you to lock the cubord Bear Grylls Finds somthing else.
Hope Bear Grylls has a nice time in the milo stash.
In colac it is warm and cool
Hope you have a good time in mt parsons.

From Jeno

Heidi

28/5/2012 06:03:43 pm

Hi Bear Grylls i'll see if I can find it I think our next shop is this saturday but what shop is the dried food in? is it Coles or Safeway?

Bron

24/6/2012 08:27:04 pm

Hello Heidi
You can try one of the big supermarkets. The most common brand of dried potato is called 'Deb'. Maybe ask one of the people who works in the supermarket to help you find it. There might also be dried peas and dried carrots in the same part of the supermarket you could also try?

Charllotte

6/6/2012 12:06:01 pm

Hi Bear Grylls and Bron

Thanks for showing us the pitchures they were cool what is Mt Parsons? What are you going to do next? Are you having fun?

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 04:18:13 am

Hi Charlotte
Mt Parsons is one of the mountains down here. There is a radio antenna on the top we had to fix a few weeks ago.
I'm spending time with the diesel mechanics at the moment, I'm going to help fix a Hagglund, one of the special vehicles we drive down here.
We are having a good time here, thank you.

leo

23/5/2012 01:00:51 pm

Dear Bear Gryills
Are you having a good time,how dep is the snow.what is a dongubed :D

Bear Grylls

24/6/2012 08:32:29 pm

Hello Leo
We're having a good time here. We just celebrated midwinter (the shortest day of the year). We only have about two hours of light at the moment. It's dark the rest of the day.
I'll send a photo of our Dongas (bedrooms) to Mr R so he can show you.

William

23/5/2012 01:02:38 pm

Hi Bear Grylls and Bronwen.
Is the temperature -25c to -30c in Antarctica.In colac it is 20 degrees.
How much whales and penguins have you seen so far.
I wish I could go to Antarctica it would be so fun.
Have you been canoeing there.

Bear Grylls

24/6/2012 08:36:23 pm

Hi William
We saw some whales from the ship when we were coming to Antarctic. We don't see them now because the top of the ocean is completely frozen and they stay out to see where the water isn't ice.
We are hoping to go and visit the Emperor Penguins at their home in the next few weeks. I'll send photos!
We aren't allowed to go canoeing here because if we fell in we would get very cold and might even die. The water temperature is -2C at the moment. The wind blowing on you when you are wet makes you get even colder!

Elisah

23/5/2012 01:03:10 pm

hi Bron and Bear Gylls i just wanted to know can you get resepen there and how dark can it get and do you catch food in the oecan and how faw is it from your home to anartica ??

Bear Grylls and Bron

24/6/2012 08:42:48 pm

Hi Elisah
It's very dark here now. We only have two hours of light each day.
We can catch some fish if we have a permit but the top of the water is frozen now and it's very hard to break through. It took eight hours and an big machine to dig our swimming hole the other day. The water freezes in the hole again very quickly. So fishing is not very easy! Maybe in Summer?
It takes the big orange boat about 10-12 days to reach Mawson station from Hobart. Maybe your class could pretend they are sailing to Mawson and count the days as they pass. What sort of activities do you think you might do on a boat to make it fun?

Grace

23/5/2012 01:04:16 pm

Dear Bear Grills
I have not been ice scating before, but I would love to go ice scating it would be fun.
Do you get phone service and TV out there.
What is the food like.
I think I should go to Antactia one day it would be fun.

Bear Grylls

24/6/2012 08:48:37 pm

Hi Grace
We can talk on the phone from here. Expeditioners haven't always been able to do this. They had to write letters and wait a very long time to be able to send and recieve them from home. They had to wait for the boat to come and deliver things to the station. Sometimes this was only once in the year! It must have been very hard being away from family and friends for so long and not being able to talk to them.
The food is very good but then Bron is my friend so I like her food alot :)
Coming to Antarctica is an amazing experience only a few people get to do. You should definately try to one day if it interests you! Good luck!

Eliott

23/5/2012 01:05:45 pm

To bear Grylls
Do you have a tv, and I have a pet called snow lepete for a teddy to sleep with every night. And for real pets I have 4 chookes, 5 cats, 1 dog. see you bear Grylls from Elliott

Bear Grylls

25/6/2012 02:31:08 am

Hello Eliott
We can watch TV down here but it's not live. We have to download the program or stream it which means it can be very slow. The picture is not very clear but the guys like to watch football occasionally. We watched the French Open Tennis last week.
Your pet Snow Leopard sounds like a good teddy. Wow, you have a lot of pets!
See you Eliott from Bear G

Darcy

23/5/2012 01:07:08 pm

Hi again Bear Grylls,
It Darcy agian, I was wondering if you have seen any
seals at antartica but I think you have all ready
seen thousand of pengens.
Maybe you could send a vidio of pengens.

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 04:25:52 am

Hi there Darcy
We went out today to drill the sea ice (we drill a small hole through the ice and put a measuring stick down the hole to see how thick the ice is) and we saw a seal! This was amazing because all of the ocean surface is frozen now. There must have been a tide crack (where the water moves alot underneath the surface and makes a hole, especially near land). I guess the seal came up through the hole. It will have to go back down again and back out to the open water. I'll send a photo to Mr R for you all.

Kelsey

27/5/2012 11:59:34 am

Hi Bear Grylls

I was wondering what do you do when you get bored?. What do you do in your spare time?What other animals is there that you haven't seen.Is there lost's of show's there?

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 04:29:57 am

Hi Kelsey
It's hard to get bored here, there's a lot of work to be done around the station. I like spending time with the other expeditioners. We play games or watch movies in the cinema. There are lots of movies and TV series that we can watch that have been recorded for us. On Wednesday nights we play volleyball in the Green Store (there's enough space in there, we have a court and a net we set up).

Zara

27/5/2012 12:05:03 pm

Hi Bear Grills and Bron

I like all the photos you have posted up on our blog they look brilliant.

Sleeping in bivvy bags must be fun and do you get cold when you sleep in them or are they made to be warm.

Are you frozen yet because you slept out in the freezing cold?

What is the tempreture over in Antartica it must be very cold.

See you soon from Zara

Bear G

26/6/2012 04:36:38 am

Hello Zara
Thank you for letting us know you like the photos. There are so many amazing things to take photos of here.
Bron slept in a wind that was nearly 100km/hr when she first tried sleeping in a bivvy bag. She didn't get much sleep and I think she might have been worried she was going to blow away!
One of the things that makes you very cold here is the wind. Being inside the bivvy bag means you are protected from the wind and can stay quite warm.
I like camping out but I also like my nice warm bed in the Red Shed.
The temperature during the day has been -35C some days recently!
See you :)
Bear G

Lionel

6/6/2012 11:53:43 am

Hi bear Grylls what sort of food do you like the most . Also wich one is your favourite and is it winter or summer.

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 04:46:44 am

Hi Lionel
I like most things that Bron cooks for us. We make our own breakfast in the morning, I have toast or cereal and fruit. For lunch we generally have soups, pastas and sandwiches. We have lots of different things we can put in our sandwiches. I like toasted, ham, cheese and tomato with a sprinkle of gum leaf :)
For dinner we have meat or fish, and vegetables. Sometimes we grow salad vegetables in our hydroponics room. We grow lettuces, tomatoes and cucumbers! It's pretty amazing to think we can grow these here.
We arrived at the end of Summer, so I haven't really experienced one here yet. But I like the blizzards we have been having. They really make you feel like you are in Antarctica! The wind howls past the Red Shed and nearly knocks you over if you go outside!
We have very short days at the moment (two hours of light). This means we have quite beautiful sunrises and sunsets. We don't actually see the sun, it doesn't pop over the horizon, but the colours in the sky are fantastic!

Kassidy

6/6/2012 11:56:07 am

Dear Bear Gyrlls and Bron
thank you for sending us the photos they are awesome Bear Gyrlls looks like he is having fun. Bear Gylls looks happy on the mountains and in the freezer. I hope you are keeping warm in Antarctica.
From Kassidy

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 04:51:38 am

Hello Kassidy
We're glad you like the photos, we have alot of fun taking them for you all.
My fur keeps me pretty warm and Bron lends me some of her special Antarctic clothing if I start getting cold.

Jeno-Australia

6/6/2012 11:58:45 am

Thank you for blogging with us and sending us wicked photos I really appreciate it.
We have been learning a bit about the arctic.
We are currently watching a movie about Ernest Shakleton.
I also think you are brave by climbing up mountans with heavy stuff on your back.
I hope Bear Grylls has fun in the milo stash.
P.S You are lucky you did not fall off the mountan.

From Jeno

Bear and Bron

26/6/2012 05:00:40 am

Hi Jeno
What did you think of the movie about Ernest Shackelton and his team?
We are lucky to have Mel, our Field Training Officer, with us when we go off station. She has lots of skills that help us climb mountains here.
Milo is the BEST!
From B&B

Natasha

6/6/2012 12:01:43 pm

Dear Bear Grylls,

What is the temperature in Antarctice?. How many people are over there.

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 05:15:21 am

Hello Natasha
At the moment the daytime can be as cold as -35C!
We have 15 people living at Mawson station now. In November we might have a few more people come and live with us for the Summer.
There are two other Australian stations on the Antarctic continent, Davis and Casey. Davis has 24 people living there for Winter, Casey has 19. We also have a station at Macquarie Island (about 1/2 way here) there are 26 people there for Winter. There are lots of other countries that have bases/stations here. Do you know which other countries have people living here?

emily

6/6/2012 12:02:22 pm

Dear Bear Grylls,
hows it gowing.how is it in Antarctia.It must be cold.I love the pictures there awsome.

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 05:17:15 am

Hi Emily
We're having a good time here. It sure is cold! Thank you for letting us know you like the photos :)

Xavier

6/6/2012 12:03:18 pm

Dear Bron
I like your pictures Bron I like what you have dun for us.

Bron

26/6/2012 05:19:21 am

Thanks Xavier! It's very nice of you to say so. Bear and I are having a lot of fun on station. There are lots of opportunities for photos! It's really an amazing place.

Bridie

6/6/2012 12:04:07 pm

Dear Bear Grylls,

Thanks for the photos there awsome.
I wish I could go to antactica.

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 05:25:25 am

Hi Bridie
I'm glad you like the photos.
Bron saw her friend's photos of his trip to Antarctica (14 years ago). She decided then, that she wanted to go some day and here she is looking after me! So you never know, one day it could be you!

Jacob

6/6/2012 12:05:13 pm

Hello bear and bron i love all the picturs i thank you for all the time that you have used up from your normal day.where are you going next in antric.What do you eat over there (not tim tams.)

Bear and Bron

26/6/2012 05:36:08 am

Hello Jacob
We are having a great time here. Thanks for letting us know you like the photos, that's very kind of you.
We are hoping the weather will be ok for the rest of the week because we have a trip planned to go and count penguins at one their nesting places about 100km away from the station.
We have toast or cereal and fruit for breakfast. Then for lunch we have soups, pastas and can make our own sandwiches with lots of fillings. Dinner is meat or fish and vegetables, sometimes we have salad which we grow here. On Saturday night we have a special dinner, it's more like going out a restaurant. Bron spends a lot of time cooking on Saturday. I like it because we have a nice dessert then too. We usually just eat ice cream after dinner during the week.

Charlotte

6/6/2012 12:05:21 pm

Dear Bron thank you for all the time your spend to take photos they are great. do you play any games with Bear Grylls?.
What is your favrite place??

Bron

26/6/2012 05:49:43 am

Thanks Charlotte, that is very kind of you :)
Bear is thinking of playing Volleyball with us tonight (he might be a bit short...)
Last weekend we had a blizzard, so we didn't go outside much. He and I played a few board games and some cards. We watched Marley & Me (the movie about the couple who own a naughty Labrador dog).
Hmmm, favourite place... that's a hard one...I love being outside and seeing everything around me. It's so different from home and breathtakingly beautiful.
Which place have you liked that Bear has been to here?

MEG

6/6/2012 12:07:35 pm

TO BRON AND BEAR GRILLS
you have some great pictures on our blog
WOW you have a great big freezer
we really appresiate you taking care of Bear grills

Bron

26/6/2012 06:09:03 am

Hello Meg
Thank you for your kind words. Bear and I are having a good time this year. We are looking out for each other while we're down here.
Yes, we do have a HUGE freezer. I don't bother taking off my outside clothes when I go into the freezer because it's just like being outside in the cold! BRRRRR.

Oaklee - Australia

6/6/2012 12:09:16 pm

Dear Bear Grylls and Bron I realy like your photos. I wonder how you took the photos from Antatartica to Australia. Did any body get sea sick or all most sea sick? how long did it take to go to Antatica?

Bear Grylls and Bron

26/6/2012 06:26:25 am

Hi Oaklee
We're glad you like the photos, thanks for letting us know!
It's great to be able to send photos with an email these days. Bron plugs her camera into her computer and they are saved on it. Then she writes an email and can send the photos along with it to your class.
The ocean is very rough coming to Antarctica. We were lucky coming here because we came from Perth (instead of Hobart where the boat usually goes from). The direction of the waves meant it wasn't as rough, so not as many people got as sick as they usually do. Bron didn't feel very well and she was quite sick on her birthday. She was a bit grumpy about that :) We made her a toasted sandwich and a cake to cheer her up.
It took us 13 days to get to Mawson station from Perth. It usually takes about 10 days to get here but we had to wait out a storm at sea for two days. We usually sail from Hobart.

cody-australia

6/6/2012 12:13:15 pm

Dear bear grylls and Bron,
i like your photos that you have taking.It`s is a far from australi to antarctica did you get sea sick? how long have you been in antarctica? how long has bear grylls been in antarctica?

Bear Grylls and Bron

26/6/2012 06:34:01 am

Hi Cody
We're glad you like the photos. Thanks for letting us know!
It's about 5200kms from Perth to Mawson station.
Bron got sea sick and so did a few other people on the boat :(
We've been at Mawson for about four months now. We will be here for a year.

Joe

6/6/2012 12:58:46 pm

Hi Bear Grylls what sort of stuff do you play with and what do you drink and what do you wear.

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 06:40:21 am

Hi Joe
The expeditioners play basketball and volleyball. They also play darts and snooker. We set up table tennis on the weekend.
Some people play guitar and drums in a band called 'The Baby Seagulls'. They sang and played for us at the midwinter celebrations.
I'll try and send some photos of our special clothing.

Georgie -Austraila

6/6/2012 01:00:06 pm

To Bear Grylls

Do you eat ice cream?

How many days have you been there?

How have you been going?

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 06:46:06 am

Hi Georgie
I LOVE ice cream! Do you? If so, what is your favourite flavour? We have loads of vanilla here and everyone is wishing they had more chocolate.
We have been here for four months. I haven't counted the days, but a LOT :)
We're doing ok thank you. Bron and I are looking out for each other as friends do. Hope you are doing well too :)

Elijah

6/6/2012 01:00:33 pm

g'day bear grills,
I seen the picture with the pig carcas of it.have you tried pig it is very good!!!!!

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 06:50:16 am

G'day Elijah
We have two suckling pigs and two whole lambs to while we are here. We had one of the pigs at the ANZAC day weekend and it was very good. It took about four hours to cook but it was yummy in the end!
Do you like crackling? I love it!

millie

6/6/2012 01:00:40 pm

Hi Bear Grills
what do you do there? do you have warm showers?

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 07:05:13 am

Hi Millie
There are lots of scientific things going on in Antarctica. At Mawson we measure the thickness of the sea ice. This can tell scientists what is happening in the oceans of the world. We also take samples of the air, we can tell if someone has let off a nuclear explosion somewhere. We take magnetic readings and these are used when people are updating maps of the world. In winter we count the Emperor penguins, their eggs and their chicks. In summer there are scientists who collect information about the other penguins here (Adelie). We also have people collecting information about the weather.
All the people here during winter run the station and fix anything if it breaks. We have electricians, plumbers, mechanics, people who fix computers, carpenters and a chef to feed everyone :)
We melt snow for our showers and the heat from machines making our electricity is used to warm up our shower water.

elisah

6/6/2012 01:00:40 pm

hello Bear Grylls and bron,
i was wondering how long are you staying in Antarctia
and why do you have a frezzer in Antarctia because its so cold very cold there i herd ????

Bear Grylls

26/6/2012 07:09:55 am

Hello Elisah
We are staying here for a year. The boat will come and pick us up in Feb/March next year! It's a long time away :)
The temperature outside can vary between -35C and -5C depending on whether it is Winter or Summer. We need to keep our food frozen all the time at -18C which is why we have a freezer. I know it sounds silly, considering it's so cold here.

Tara

6/6/2012 01:00:45 pm

hi Bron
I want to no where you are there
and how is baer grills.

Bron

1/7/2012 04:55:53 am

Hi Tara
Bear is well. He has gone with a group out to see the Emperor Penguins at Taylor Glacier. I'm looking forward to hearing how his trip was when he gets back.
Do you have a map of Antarctica? Maybe your class could find out where all the Australian bases are including Mawson?

bailey

6/6/2012 01:03:00 pm

Hi bear grylls why do you need a freezer in antarktica becuase its so could.from bailey

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 04:53:22 am

Hi Bailey
The temperature outside can vary between -35C and -5C depending on whether it is Winter or Summer. We need to keep our food frozen all the time at -18C which is why we have a freezer.

leo

6/6/2012 01:03:07 pm

Hi Bear Grylls,
why do you nead a freaser, because it is very cold outside.

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 04:57:08 am

Hi Leo
The temperature outside can vary between -35C and -5C depending on whether it is Winter or Summer. We need to keep our food frozen all the time at -18C which is why we have a freezer.

Grace

6/6/2012 01:03:13 pm

Hi Bear Grills
I wish I could clime one of the big rocks it would be fun.

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 04:58:16 am

Hello Grace
Climbing rocks is fun and you get some great views when you are up high!

Isabella

6/6/2012 01:03:24 pm

Hello Bear Grylls and Bron
I love the pictures that you sent they are aswesome!!!!
from Isabella

Bear and Bron

1/7/2012 04:59:42 am

Hi Isabella
Thank you! We should have some of Bear with Penguins soon I hope.

William

6/6/2012 01:03:35 pm

Hi Bear Grylls and Bronwen,
Those photos are cool.
I was wondering how long the days go for?.
Why do you have a freezer in Antarctica, its already cold?.
Right now we are doing projects i've finished mine.

Bear and Bron

1/7/2012 05:01:34 am

Hi William
The days have started getting longer again, the sun came over the horizon today!
The temperature outside can vary between -35C and -5C depending on whether it is Winter or Summer. We need to keep our food frozen all the time at -18C which is why we have a freezer. I know it sounds funny, considering it's so cold here.
What was your project on? Hope you had fun doing it.

Tegan

6/6/2012 01:05:49 pm

Hello Bear Grylls
I like the pictures from Tegan

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 05:02:12 am

Thanks Tegan!
More soon :)

Paris-Austraila

6/6/2012 01:05:54 pm

Hi Bear Grylls

I like the photos the you posted on the blog.

Do you eat icecream there?

I hope Bear Grylls is having fun there.

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 05:03:54 am

Thanks Paris!
We eat lots of ice cream here, mostly vanilla, but everyone seems to love chocolate.
Bear is having a great time. Hope you are enjoying your school year.

jackson

6/6/2012 01:06:12 pm

hi bear grylls
what tiep of food do they eat there.
and how do you get clean and get warm

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 05:07:14 am

Hi Jackson
We eat all the sorts of things you probably do in Australia.
There are bathrooms with showers in the Red Shed where we live.
The Red Shed is heated by hot water running through pipes. We are pretty cosy. We snuggle up in bed under doonas at night. We also have special clothing for outside that keeps us warm.

Darcy

6/6/2012 01:06:15 pm

I was wondering if you have had a swim in the antartic ocean yet but, Mr Richisen said'' you will die in like two seconds if you go for a swim.What food do you eat like fish, seals, lobsters and other sorts of antartica foods.

Bron

1/7/2012 05:12:49 am

Hi Darcy
I went for a swim at midwinter (June 21). I wasn't in for long. It's traditional that the expeditioners go for this swim on the shortest day of the year. We have a special changing room that we go into as soon as we get out, so we can put on dry, warm clothes.
Mr R is right, if you spent much time in the water you could die very quickly. There is an amazing open water swimmer called Lewis Pugh who swam a km in the Arctic and another in the Antarctic. He survived for 20 minutes but he did months and months of special training to do those swims.

sophie

6/6/2012 01:08:02 pm

hi bear grylls I wonder what do you eat for tea.
Could you tell me what do you do there because I play with my teddy bears all the time and how deep is the snow please tell me.
Just tell me how many friends do you have.

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 05:17:34 am

Hi Sophie
We have meat or fish and vegetables or salad for tea. Sometimes we have a dessert.
I help the expeditioners with their work each day. Mostly I help Bron in the kitchen because we are friends, but I have worked with the electricians, the diesel mechanics and also the plumbers.
The snow isn't very deep, we mostly have ice down here and that can be up to a km deep.
I am friends with all the people on station. There are 15 people here.
Playing with teddy bears sounds fun.

Coco

6/6/2012 01:09:05 pm

Dear Bear Grylls.
I love the pictures.
I would love to go there.
But It would be feezing.

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 05:19:10 am

Hi again Coco
Thanks for letting us know you like the photos.
You should try to visit here some day :) It's beautiful.
Yes-it's very cold, but if the wind isn't blowing then it's not too bad...

Cody Harris

17/10/2012 11:25:46 am

I was going to say that it wood be cold to

Elliott

6/6/2012 01:10:00 pm

hi bear Grylls
What food do you have?
my favete food is chips What faveite is yours.
from elliott

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 05:23:08 am

Hi Elliott
We have most of the foods you might have at home, except the fresh fruit and vegetables that came down with us in February have just about run out. We will use tinned and dried foods as well as frozen through the year.
Do you like hot chips or do you like 'crisps'?
I like ice cream and tim tams and hot Milos.

AMY

6/6/2012 01:16:59 pm

Wot do you eat bear grills. Dear baer grills i like your pichis wot dos the kichin look like. From Amy 9(:

Bear Grylls

1/7/2012 05:25:39 am

Hello Amy
I eat most of the sorts of things you would eat at home. We have cereal and toast for breakfast. We have soups, pastas and sandwiches for lunch. At dinner we have meat or fish and vegetables and salads. Sometimes we have dessert :)
We will try and send a photo of the kitchen.

Darcy c

6/6/2012 01:21:21 pm

Hi Bear Grulls I rely like the fodos you put on the website they look really awesome.

Bear G

1/7/2012 05:26:16 am

Hi Darcy
Thank you!
More soon :)

zac

6/6/2012 01:26:52 pm

Hi bron you are doing a very very very very good job with bear grills you if i ever need a baby sitter ill call you

Bron

1/7/2012 05:28:50 am

Hi Zac
Thank you! Bear and I are having fun.

chloe R

6/6/2012 01:29:44 pm

Dear bear grills
I love your pictures.
How many days did it take to get there.
would you thow a snowballs at each other.
Would you jump in the snow.
Could you go for a swim in the could water.
Could you send more pictures.
how longh is the frige.

Bear G

1/7/2012 05:35:09 am

Hi Chloe
Yes we throw snow at each other sometimes. One of the electricians, Paul, plays lots of tricks on people. He changed the clocks in the Station Leader's office the other day and he was nearly late for lunch :)
It took us nearly two weeks to get here by boat.
Bron does lots of swimming at home. She really misses not being able to swim here. But she did go into the water at midwinter. She was in for a very short time because the water is so cold. All the expeditioners go for a swim on this day. It is an old Antarctic tradition.
How long do you think the freezer looked from the photo that Bron sent?

Kassidy

9/6/2012 09:04:31 pm

Dear Bear Gyrlls and Bron
Thanks for sending us all of the photos they are brilliant. You look happy in the photos. What have you been up to? Hope you are keeping warm in Antarctica. I bet it is freezing there. It looks like you are all rugged up.
See you soon Kassidy.

Bear and Bron

1/7/2012 05:37:48 am

Thanks Kassidy
We're glad you like the photos.
Bear has just gone out to see the Emperor Penguins at Taylor Glacier. He should have some photos when he gets back.
We're pretty toasty inside the Red Shed. Our special clothes help keep us warm when we are outside.

emily

26/6/2012 01:02:32 pm

Dear bear gyrlls and bron

Thanks for sending the photos I loved the seal it was great.What are you dowen now.

Bron

1/7/2012 05:40:42 am

Hi Emily
Glad you liked the shot of the seal. It was amazing to get so close to it. Also it's unusual to see them at this time of the year so that was special.
I'm about to go to sleep! It's late here. (We are 5 hours behind you in Australia, I will still be sleeping when you get to school!). Bear has gone off with a group to see the Emperor Penguins at Taylor Glacier. He will be back later this week.

Cody Harris

17/10/2012 11:21:02 am

Hi Bron and bear.G I like the photos that you.Have taken of bear.G
how is the weather there we are doing stuff about weather we are going to do a weather report I'm doing Poland it has been worm but cold to on Monday it's going to be 13.anway have you seen a pengwens yet? Has there been a snow storm yet? Are you going to take photos of the pengwens there if there are some there?

Bron + Bear G

19/10/2012 07:27:48 pm

Hi Cody
Great to hear from you! I hope you and your class had good holidays and you are looking forward to learning about weather.
We have had lots of blizzards this year, it was blizzing for most of June, we hardly got outside that month. Sometimes we have to stay in the Red Shed because it's too dangerous to go outside. We might get blown away!
We've been out to the Emperor Penguins quite a few times. They are about 50km away from station. Now we are helping the Summer scientists count Adelie Penguins. We go to an Island close to station each day and count how many Adelies have come back to make nests over the Summer. At the moment there are only eight, but in a few weeks there will be 1000s.
Can you find a photo on the web of the two different types of penguins I have been talking about? I'll send Mr R some photos of Bear and the penguins.
How many different countries are being studied by your class for the weather project?
Cheers Bron + Bear

Jack

17/10/2012 12:13:10 pm

How has it been I haven't heard from you guys for agers.I went to warnabool for 3 nights and it was fun.at school we have been learning about weather.have you had any major weather at all if so could you tell me what.have you seen any penguins or other cute animals.I really like penguins.from Jack.

Bron + Bear G

19/10/2012 07:38:47 pm

Hi Jack
How are you? We're pretty good here. Lots of us are starting to get ready for the end of our year and getting the station ready for the next group that will come in February next year (I know that sounds like a long time away).
We will have a few new people arrive in mid-November. It will be strange having a whole lot of new faces after spending the Winter with only 14 other people!
You asked about weather at Mawson? I can tell you a bit about this time of year if you like? The coldest September day on record at Mawson was -35.8°C on the 4th September 1982. Our coldest September daytime temperature was -24.1C and the coldest night time temperature was -29.0C. We've had some great days this month with almost no wind and it's been much warmer, but we're expecting a blizzard on Monday.
Cheers from Bron + Bear G

Tayne

20/11/2012 07:25:32 am

Hi Bron thanks for looking after bear grylls for us.

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