0:00:02 > 0:00:04You ready?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- I'm Amy.- And I'm Daisy.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23And we're in the Antarctic.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27This is a film we've made about lots and lots penguins...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32..a very unusual post office...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..and our dad.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36This is our dad.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39He is a wildlife film-maker and he goes off for months at a time,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42travelling all over the world making wildlife documentaries.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45And it sounds like a really cool job, which it is,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47but he misses quite a lot of special occasions,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50and he misses our birthdays and stuff.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Last winter, he was away from home for five months, in Antarctica,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56making a film about penguins.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58He was going to be away from us over Christmas,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00which would have been awful,
0:01:00 > 0:01:01so we packed our bags and...
0:01:01 > 0:01:07..we travelled all the way from here to...here
0:01:07 > 0:01:10to join him at the coldest post office on Earth,
0:01:10 > 0:01:12and this is what happened.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19It takes us two days to fly with our mum from the UK
0:01:19 > 0:01:22to the very tip of South America,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24where we will meet our dad.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31He's been away filming penguins for two months already.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35He has sailed from Antarctica to pick us up
0:01:35 > 0:01:37and it's great to see him again.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43And this is our captain, Skip.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- Daisy.- Daisy. And you must be Amy, then.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47'Captain Skip is here with his crew
0:01:47 > 0:01:49'and his two children, Luca and Lara.'
0:01:50 > 0:01:53'We're going to be living on this tiny boat with them
0:01:53 > 0:01:54'for the next few weeks.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57'They've been on the boat before so they show us around.'
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Is that the beds?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01That's where you'll be sleeping.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04It's a quite small.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07'Other important things to see are the toilet,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09'which doesn't have a normal flush...'
0:02:09 > 0:02:11And pump this about 25 to 30 times.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17'..and the snack cupboard, which has chocolate.'
0:02:17 > 0:02:19We're sort of living on top of each other.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22A lot of smells and a lot of, you know, that type of thing.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26The only really, really strict rule is no farting at dinner.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34And we're off! I start filming my dad.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Are you looking forward to going, Daisy, to the Antarctic?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Nod with the camera if yes or no if not!
0:02:41 > 0:02:43THEY LAUGH
0:02:44 > 0:02:47'Sometimes it's very strange being around my dad
0:02:47 > 0:02:49'because he's normally away,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52'but then you get really used to him being there
0:02:52 > 0:02:54'and it's really cool him being there.'
0:02:54 > 0:02:57It will be really interesting watching my dad make a film
0:02:57 > 0:03:00because I've never seen anyone make a film before.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04There is a five-day voyage ahead of us
0:03:04 > 0:03:06to get to the Penguin Post Office -
0:03:06 > 0:03:08and it's across one of the roughest oceans in the world -
0:03:08 > 0:03:10the Drake Passage -
0:03:10 > 0:03:11but we're off to a gentle start.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19'To help make this film, we're going to be using a camera ourselves.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22'So, first is a mini tour of the boat.'
0:03:22 > 0:03:24We're going to go to the supermarket.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27On the way, it's Skip's bunk. Lara sleeps up here.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Luca sleeps in here.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33There's loads of stuff, like apples and oranges,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36lemons and potatoes and onions.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42By day three, we're further south into the Drake Passage,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45and the weather and waves are worse.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48The rocking of the boat makes moving around really difficult
0:03:48 > 0:03:52and everyone is suffering from sea sickness - especially Amy.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57The trip hasn't been great. I've been really sick.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01I think I've been sick about seven times.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I just want the trip to be over with, really.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I'm cursing my father a bit.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I'm kind of wondering why we're kind of on this trip.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Right now I just want to be at home or in school or...
0:04:17 > 0:04:19on land!
0:04:22 > 0:04:24I feel like I'm going to throw up now.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31After almost a week at sea,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35we are all relieved to be in reach of land and feeling much better.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39We are surrounded by icebergs, which are huge pieces of frozen water
0:04:39 > 0:04:42that break off from glaciers and float on the sea.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46The icebergs are all amazing.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49They're just incredible colours, like blues and whites.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Patterns just look unreal.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56This boat is built for cutting through ice,
0:04:56 > 0:04:58but, still, after like seeing films like Titanic,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00it makes me feel a little bit nervous
0:05:00 > 0:05:02when we're going through this much ice.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Every time when we hit the ice, I think we're going to sink and die.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08"Is there like a dent in the boat? Is there a dent?"
0:05:08 > 0:05:10SCRAPING Aaargh!
0:05:12 > 0:05:14We're heading to a small island at Port Lockroy,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17which is about the size of three football pitches
0:05:17 > 0:05:20and is home to an old British base - a post office and the penguins.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24We can see Port Lockroy!
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Port Lockroy is just over there!
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Right, be careful.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38So this is what Dad's been filming for the last two months.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41There are penguins everywhere and they're not afraid of people,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43so they don't run away,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46but we can't touch them as they're wild animals,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48even though they look so cute.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50At the moment they're sitting on nests
0:05:50 > 0:05:52and some of them might have eggs already.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54We really want to see chicks,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57but we don't know if they will hatch before we leave.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59My Penguin Facts!
0:05:59 > 0:06:03These gentoo penguins can swim at speeds of 20 miles an hour.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Penguins can drink sea water -
0:06:05 > 0:06:08they have a special gland that means they sneeze out the salt.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10There are no trees in Antarctica,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13so the penguins make their nests out of stones.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15All these penguins on this big rock,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17they're on all their little nests, they're all kind of lying down.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21They're all quite dozy, they're sunbathing in the sun.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24'It's really weird walking on the snow this deep
0:06:24 > 0:06:26'as it's so different to the ground we're used to at home.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28'You kind of sink into snow.'
0:06:29 > 0:06:31This is home for the penguins, though,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34so they find walking across it easy.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37They kind of walk with their arms like that.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38It looks so cute.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44The island used to be a scientific base
0:06:44 > 0:06:47and that's why there are buildings here.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50People were even here before penguins colonised the island.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Now the old base is a museum and a post office
0:06:53 > 0:06:56that's run by four workers over the summer.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59They get lots of tourists visiting who arrive on big cruise ships
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and provide income for the upkeep of the base.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Dad's had to get back on with his main job of filming,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08so we want to see what he's up to.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11So, what are you filming at the moment?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Well, the penguin's looking after the egg that they're sitting on.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's very difficult to actually see the egg
0:07:16 > 0:07:19and that's a shot that we really want to try and get.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21The thing about wildlife film-making
0:07:21 > 0:07:22is that you've got to be really patient,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24so you sit here for hours on end.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25How long have you been here, then?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I've been here for a couple of hours now,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29and absolutely nothing has happened.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Daddy, this penguin over here has got an egg.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Well spotted, Amy!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- Two eggs!- I'm going to get it! I'm going to get it!
0:07:37 > 0:07:38I'm going to get one!
0:07:38 > 0:07:39PENGUIN CROAKS
0:07:41 > 0:07:45This is fantastic, I've got a shot right in my viewfinder now
0:07:45 > 0:07:48of the penguin and I can see its two eggs.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Ah, that's absolutely fantastic.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55You're obviously really lucky charms
0:07:55 > 0:07:59because I thought we could have been here for hours.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- Can I name one of the penguins? - Yeah.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03What perhaps you should do is wander around the colony a bit
0:08:03 > 0:08:06and find a pair of penguins that you'd like to name
0:08:06 > 0:08:08and I'll stay here and do some more filming.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09All right.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I'm looking for a penguin
0:08:13 > 0:08:16that reminds me of one of my friends back home.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19My friend's called Naomi.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I think that one there should be Naomi the penguin.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I've got a lot of friends that have asked me,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29"Ooh, can you name it after me?"
0:08:29 > 0:08:33But the first person to ask me was someone called Conrad,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36and Conrad is quite a... He's quite a funny character
0:08:36 > 0:08:39and penguins are also quite funny characters.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42So there's one over there that has particularly caught my eye.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44So that one is now christened Conrad!
0:08:46 > 0:08:48'Penguins all look the same so they're hard to tell apart
0:08:48 > 0:08:51'but at least we know they stay on the same nests,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53'so we will be able to come back and check up on them.'
0:08:56 > 0:08:58It's the height of summer out here
0:08:58 > 0:09:00but we're less than a week away from Christmas.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03It will be the strangest one we've ever had,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06but at least we will spend it with our dad.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Tinsel!
0:09:11 > 0:09:13'We're staying on the boat
0:09:13 > 0:09:15'because there isn't enough room in the huts for us,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18'so we're making it as much like home as possible.'
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I'm really excited about Christmas this year.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Obviously, having Christmas surrounded by snow and penguins
0:09:25 > 0:09:27is going to be awesome.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31'I've got my stocking here and I'm just about to put it up.'
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Hopefully Santa will come.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36I've been told that he normally does visit.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38It's a little bit of a weird Christmas tree,
0:09:38 > 0:09:39but I think it will have to make do
0:09:39 > 0:09:42and it's got its own kind of character about it.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- ALL:- Three! Two! One!
0:09:44 > 0:09:45Light the tree! Whoa!
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It's hard to imagine what life must have been like for the scientists
0:09:51 > 0:09:53stuck out here 50 years ago,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56so we are going to have a look around the museum to get an idea.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01This is an old scientific base preserved as it was
0:10:01 > 0:10:05half a century ago, with all the original scientific equipment
0:10:05 > 0:10:08used to research weather and the atmosphere.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12This is an anemometer.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16It measures wind speed in knots.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21That was 10 knots.
0:10:23 > 0:10:2511 knots. SHE GIGGLES
0:10:25 > 0:10:28'These are all the original clothes the scientists wore
0:10:28 > 0:10:30'to keep warm when they were based here all year round.'
0:10:30 > 0:10:32It smells disgusting!
0:10:32 > 0:10:33It's so your style.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38And there are even 50-year-old food tins.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Some of the tins in here remind me of home.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Some of the brand names are the same.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47It was a hard life 50 years ago
0:10:47 > 0:10:48and a lot of things are easier now,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52but some things are more or less the same as they were then.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56'Dad's job means he's used to living in remote places,
0:10:56 > 0:10:58'but we're still getting the hang of it.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59'Here there is no mains water
0:10:59 > 0:11:02'and you can't drink the sea water as it's salty,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04'so if you want a cup of tea or a shower,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06'you really have to work for it.'
0:11:06 > 0:11:10We're all collecting ice suitable for drinking water.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12The ice needs to be quite clear.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14This one's a bit green.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Yeah, we can chuck it away.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18What we'll do with what's in here, once it's melted,
0:11:18 > 0:11:20we'll boil it so it's safe -
0:11:20 > 0:11:23but this one's, as you say, it's a bit green, it's a bit dirty.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25So shall we throw it away?
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Dad's still filming, but back at the boat there's more work to be done.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33PENGUINS CROAK
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Amy and Lara, I need some help!
0:11:39 > 0:11:41'There's no escaping the daily chores.'
0:11:42 > 0:11:44OK, I need the onions,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48I've got to start the soup, or lunch is going to be really, really late.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Are you ready?- Yeah...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52'Everything here is a lot more effort than at home.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55'It's more basic too, so Mum makes us help more.'
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Amy, isn't it your turn to do the washing up?
0:11:59 > 0:12:00- No.- Yes!
0:12:00 > 0:12:01No!
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Yes!- GIGGLING: No!
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Washing up.- I'm fine. - It's your turn.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06I'm fine.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10'I've managed to escape and I'm back with Dad and Naomi.'
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Hey, look, Naomi's got two eggs, Dad.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17I know you've come just as she's showing two lovely eggs.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22Dad's got a super-zoom lens on his camera so we can see them close up.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25More of my penguin facts.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26Gentoo penguins lay two eggs
0:12:26 > 0:12:28with extra-hard shells
0:12:28 > 0:12:30to protect them against the rocky nests.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Mum and Dad take it in turns
0:12:32 > 0:12:33to look after the eggs
0:12:33 > 0:12:36so they can each go fishing.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38The eggs take about a month to hatch.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42I'm really looking forward to Naomi's eggs hatching.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43I think it will be really cute.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I know, that's going to be amazing.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I've grabbed the camera again to film some penguins for myself
0:12:49 > 0:12:52and Mum's giving me a hand recording sound.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54I'd love to have a go on Dad's big camera one day.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58This penguin is called Jack,
0:12:58 > 0:13:03and that's because he lives under the Union Jack.
0:13:04 > 0:13:10Conrad is part of the colony here round by the boat shed.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13As you can see, it's got old ruins from boats,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16but the penguins really like making their nests here
0:13:16 > 0:13:18because it's really sheltered.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Finally, the big day is here
0:13:23 > 0:13:26and we're going to be all together as a family.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30It's Christmas and I'm really excited!
0:13:30 > 0:13:33You know, it's classic Christmas, really, isn't it?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35At home you have fake snow and fake penguins -
0:13:35 > 0:13:36fake this, fake that.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38But here, you know, you have the real thing -
0:13:38 > 0:13:41you actually have real snow and real penguins.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Father Christmas did make it all the way down here.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I think it's because of our sign we made.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Yeah, I got quite a few presents from him.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Dad has taken the day off from filming,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56but is now bossing us around in the kitchen!
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Daisy, Amy, Lara and Luca, can you lay up the table, please?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05There's bound to be an argument about something
0:14:05 > 0:14:07on normal Christmas day, let alone when you're all
0:14:07 > 0:14:09ridiculously close to each other.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Can you actually help your mum and get the potatoes on the table?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Stop fiddling with the table decorations.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I'm sorry.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21We've all got a bit of cabin fever,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25but we're doing all right, I think.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Is that enough lamb for you?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28'Christmas lunch was amazing.'
0:14:28 > 0:14:30We had lamb instead of turkey.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Not as much veg, which is good.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I think I had one carrot.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I think that's the only veg I've had today.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Happy Christmas!
0:14:42 > 0:14:43'It's been so good to spend
0:14:43 > 0:14:45'the whole of Christmas Day with Dad here in Antarctica.'
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- ALL:- Three! Two! One!
0:14:49 > 0:14:52'It's been very different from normal but an unforgettable day.'
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Winner!
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Here you go.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Boxing Day is like any other day on the island
0:15:04 > 0:15:06and a cruise ship has come in.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Right now we're not on the island
0:15:10 > 0:15:13because the island has been invaded by aliens!
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Well, tourists, but...
0:15:15 > 0:15:19They've come in to look at the post office and the penguins.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23The tourists only get about an hour on the island
0:15:23 > 0:15:24so we keep out of their way.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27But they spend an awful lot of money in the Penguin Post Office -
0:15:27 > 0:15:30over £1,000 each sometimes.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40We're over halfway through our trip and, as the days go by,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Dad carries on filming whilst we wait for the eggs to hatch.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47To keep us entertained, Amy has started telling terrible jokes.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Why did the penguin go to the theatre?
0:15:49 > 0:15:55- ALL:- I don't know, why did the penguin go to the theatre?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Because he wanted to get into snow business!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00LAUGHTER
0:16:00 > 0:16:02What do penguins wear to the beach?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05What do penguins wear to the beach?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Beak-inis!
0:16:09 > 0:16:13A few days later, I ask if we can work in the Penguin Post Office,
0:16:13 > 0:16:17so we're not stuck on the yacht when the next cruise ship comes in.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23'We're given a quick lesson in how to run the shop.'
0:16:25 > 0:16:27I'm shown where all the gifts and goodies are.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32'And I find out about the stamps and money.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36'I hope we're ready for the big arrival.'
0:16:39 > 0:16:41The boat's just come in.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Apparently they're all English speakers,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46but it's still quite nerve-racking, I've never really...
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Well, I don't think I've ever worked in a shop before,
0:16:48 > 0:16:50especially not one in Antarctica.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I'm scared that I'll mess up or do something wrong
0:16:57 > 0:16:59and then I'll get really embarrassed.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Are these the children's books?
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Yes, we've got children's books.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Yeah, I'm really happy that we've got a sale.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18I'm feeling quite proud!
0:17:18 > 0:17:19Yay!
0:17:22 > 0:17:23How many stamps do you want?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Just two, I think.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32It's the first time I've ever really worked anywhere
0:17:32 > 0:17:35'and it's been really tough.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38'I had to look at what the customer wanted to buy
0:17:38 > 0:17:41'then add it all up on the calculator.'
0:17:41 > 0:17:43That'll be 265, please.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49And then if they wanted to pay in pounds or euros,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51then I had to transfer it into pounds and euros.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Then I had to put it all in a bag, give it to them.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58If they had change, give them the change and say thank you.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Aargh!
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Thank you very much.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Thank you very much.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10'We've been living on this small boat with Skip's family
0:18:10 > 0:18:13'for a couple of weeks now and we are spending a lot of time together,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17'preparing meals, washing up and even just hanging out.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20'We do get on well, but it's not always easy.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25It's really odd because I don't even see my friends as much
0:18:25 > 0:18:28as I'm seeing this family,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30and sometimes it's really claustrophobic
0:18:30 > 0:18:32and you just want some peace and quiet.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Every family's got their own view of how things should be done
0:18:38 > 0:18:40and it's simple things like what happens at meal times,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42who does what, how everything works.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Both families have to compromise, just making sure that,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48you know, you're not causing too many problems for each other.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Come on, someone get the lid on this.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57'It's an exciting day for me as Dad is teaching me
0:18:57 > 0:19:00'how to use his professional camera.'
0:19:00 > 0:19:02So we're on quite a long lens at the moment,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04so that makes focusing more difficult.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06The longer the lens, the more critical the focus is.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I've been using the one we're filming on
0:19:10 > 0:19:13and that's a lot of fun, but this is a pretty cool camera.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14Obviously, there's a lot to learn
0:19:14 > 0:19:16but just learning how to, you know...
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Focusing and zooming, recording all, like, the key bits.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22It's just really fascinating.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Conrad spends all his time lying on eggs.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28I really hope we get to see them hatch before we leave.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31For now, Dad's set us another challenge,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34but how come I'm the only one going for it today?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37OK, the tradition of the polar plunge is you just...
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Well, in the Arctic or the Antarctic, you just jump in.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42'The water here is three degrees centigrade -
0:19:42 > 0:19:45'it's colder than our fridge at home.'
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I'm trying not to think about it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50'I've got a small camera on my head so you can see just what I see
0:19:50 > 0:19:52'as I hit the water.'
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- That's definitely recording, is it? - I think it's recording.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59'Skip's tying a rope around me
0:19:59 > 0:20:02'in case I get cold shock and drift away.'
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I'm a bit nervous now. I'm a bit nervous.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05I'm really nervous!
0:20:07 > 0:20:09No, I don't want to. It's going to be so cold!
0:20:11 > 0:20:14It's really cold, it's really cold, it's really cold.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Come on, come on, you can do this. You really can.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19No, no, I really can't do this. I really can't do this.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20- It's so cold.- Go.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Look, Skip, shut up.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24If it's going to be really cold, though, what if I die?
0:20:24 > 0:20:25You won't die.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- No, I might actually die. - Well, I'll come to your funeral.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31OK, OK, OK. OK, OK.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32I just need to do it.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Three...
0:20:35 > 0:20:39two...
0:20:39 > 0:20:41one...
0:20:41 > 0:20:43zero...
0:20:43 > 0:20:45OK. Sorry, I am going to go on the next one!
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Three...
0:20:48 > 0:20:51two...
0:20:51 > 0:20:53one...
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Three...two...
0:20:57 > 0:20:58one.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09At first it was weird.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12For the first, like, second, you don't realise how cold it is.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Something just hits you and then you realise how cold it is,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17and then you are kind of swimming to the top,
0:21:17 > 0:21:19swimming, swimming, swimming.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21SHE GROANS
0:21:21 > 0:21:22SHE SCREAMS
0:21:24 > 0:21:26'I couldn't speak I was so cold.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27'Like, I was just going...'
0:21:27 > 0:21:29SHE GRUMBLES
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- SHE SCREAMS - So cold!
0:21:38 > 0:21:39It's so cold.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I don't think I've ever experienced being that cold.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Yeah, it was a really weird experience.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I think the challenge has definitely now been set for the others.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52We've all kind of talked about maybe doing it,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55but I think it's kind of like game on for Lara and Amy.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I think I might do the polar plunge,
0:22:02 > 0:22:05but on a day which is nice and sunny and calm.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09And we have had one or two of those days,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12but I still haven't done it!
0:22:12 > 0:22:15'The next day, Dad's back filming Naomi
0:22:15 > 0:22:18'and I start to wonder how he keeps filming for so long.'
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Is it boring just standing here?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Um, at times it can be boring, I have to be honest.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29But when you're concentrating on trying to get a shot,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32actually, time goes really quickly.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Of course we don't know when Naomi's chicks are going to hatch,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36but it could be any day now.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37That would be cool.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Probably have to just stay here for another three hours.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Are you going to stay and keep me company?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44I think I'll do something else.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46All right, then, doll.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Perfect.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Dad isn't just in the Antarctic to film penguins,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57he also has to film seals.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59We haven't seen many around Port Lockroy,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02so we're heading south for a few days to look for them.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06My dad's just over there and he's filming us right now.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17It's a chance for us to take some pictures of seals too.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Just on the iceberg just back there we saw two crabeater seals.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25It was really cool how close we were able to get to them,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27so hopefully we're got some good photos of seals.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36It was great to see Dad filming something other than penguins,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39but we're back at Port Lockroy now and guess what?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Chicks are hatching all over the island!
0:23:43 > 0:23:45(A baby chick has just hatched.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47(Actually, I can see it right now.)
0:23:52 > 0:23:56The little grey, furry little chick underneath it
0:23:56 > 0:23:58and it's just cheeping and cheeping and cheeping.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02'It's come out of its egg and it's really amazing to be looking at it.'
0:24:02 > 0:24:04PENGUIN CHEEPS
0:24:06 > 0:24:08(I am so excited right now.)
0:24:11 > 0:24:13The chick was quite ugly.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17It just looked a bit scrawny and it was still in its egg,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19but it was really cute as well.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24My baby penguin facts.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25When they first hatch,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28they are the size of a tiny hamster.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Their feathers are downy and not waterproof,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33so they can't swim until they're older.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Parents feed the chicks
0:24:35 > 0:24:37by sicking up their own food.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Bleurgh!
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Right now, we're in front of Naomi
0:24:40 > 0:24:44and her two eggs are now little chicks.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48And they're really cute and really, really adorable.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54How is your penguin doing, Daisy?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Conrad seems to be a pretty boring penguin.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Makes a bit of noise every now and again - just like the real Conrad.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I'm hoping to see some chicks quite soon.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06But at the moment, nothing's been happening.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09With wildlife film-making,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13you can't always record the sound and film something at the same time.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16So, before we leave, Dad has asked us
0:25:16 > 0:25:18to look back over stuff he's already filmed
0:25:18 > 0:25:21where the sound is missing and then record the right sound
0:25:21 > 0:25:23to match these bits ourselves.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Daisy's got the microphone.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31I've got the recorder and I can hear chicks, like, tweeting.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33'And we're going to record them.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36'This is what they sound like close up.'
0:25:36 > 0:25:37CHICKS CHEEP
0:25:47 > 0:25:51OK, I'm going to do it this time. I will.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Our time here is drawing to an end,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54and this is Amy and Lara's last chance
0:25:54 > 0:25:56if they really want to do the polar plunge.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58'I can't wait to see how cold Amy gets!'
0:26:09 > 0:26:11I can talk! I can talk!
0:26:11 > 0:26:13THEY SCREAM
0:26:16 > 0:26:19It's not that cold, actually.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20I'm not that cold.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22How did they not find it cold?
0:26:22 > 0:26:23I'm fine.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I was, like, panicking.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28I couldn't speak, I was so cold.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Yeah, it's fine.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32It wasn't cold.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Ooh, thank you.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I feel a bit gutted, to be honest.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37It wasn't that cold. I could do it tomorrow.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39I think I'm just going to do it once.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Can't believe it's the end of our trip.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46'It was really cool to see what Dad does for a job when he's away.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48'Now he has to concentrate on finishing his film
0:26:48 > 0:26:50'and we've got to get back to school.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53'I'm really going to miss him... and Conrad.'
0:26:53 > 0:26:54'And Naomi!'
0:26:54 > 0:26:58I am looking forward to going home to have my own bedroom,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00a nice shower...
0:27:00 > 0:27:03A flushing toilet, dishwashers.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- And washing machines.- Duvet.- Hmm.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Being on a boat has definitely made me realise
0:27:16 > 0:27:18what is and what isn't important.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22So you have to just let things go that might normally have, you know,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24ticked you off a bit.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I mean, even with Mum and Dad, like, I mean, you know,
0:27:27 > 0:27:29you see your mum every day,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31but, I mean, how long do you actually spend with her?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33But on a boat, you spend hours and hours
0:27:33 > 0:27:36constantly seeing, speaking, doing something together,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39and I've had to learn how to deal with doing that,
0:27:39 > 0:27:41and I have become a lot more patient
0:27:41 > 0:27:44and I think I'll definitely take that away with me.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Bye! Love you!
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Bye!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51After we left, Dad carried on filming for another two months
0:27:51 > 0:27:54before coming home.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57During that time, he filmed the chicks growing up
0:27:57 > 0:27:58and entering the water.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02We had the most amazing experience in the Antarctic.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06This time with Dad made me want to do more stuff with cameras.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08And I'll appreciate him more when he's at home.