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-I'm in Chile, and yes, it is!

-What am I doing here

-if I'm on my way to the South Pole?

-Well, this is the only way to do it.

-You have to cross over

-to Santiago in northern Chile...

-..and travel down to here,

-Punta Arenas in the south...

-..to wait for suitable weather

-to travel to the South Pole.

-Until the weather improves,

-I'll stay in Chile...

-..and have a wander around

-Punta Arenas.

-It's closed today - it's Sunday!

-To recap on the journey so far...

-..I've travelled from Pembrokeshire,

-through Brittany and Spain...

-..and then on to Morocco and Mali.

-To reach the South Pole, I've

-veered off the line completely...

-..and arrived in Punta Arenas.

-I'm still quite a distance

-from the South Pole.

-Punta Arenas is a large town and

-headquarters of the Chilean navy.

-A number of famous adventurers

-have passed through the town.

-Isn't that an amazing chimney

-for a cafe!

-It's fine here today but the town

-is renowned for being windy.

-Small boats have been seen

-flying through the air.

-I'm travelling to the South Pole...

-..with Adventure

-Network International.

-Neil, a former

-Aberystwyth University student...

-..contacts the base

-in the South Pole every day...

-..to check up on flying conditions.

-Visibility 03 kilometres, over.

-I copy. Present weather

-light falling snow...

-..cloud eight oktas

-of Sierra Tango at 1,000 feet.

-There's no hope for us today!

-No significant change

-expected today.

-Juliet Whiskey, over.

-I like this technological age.

-This is how they work out

-the forecast for tomorrow.

-There we go. 'Too cloudy'!

-That's how much hope we have

-of getting good weather.

-I made the most of the opportunity

-to explore Chile....

-..but we stayed close to the phone

-in case the weather improved.

-We would only have 45 minutes

-to prepare ourselves for the flight.

-Today, the weather in Antarctica

-was so poor...

-..we had no hope of flying.

-There was hope

-of seeing some penguins, though.

-The Magellanic penguins are one

-of the area's main attractions.

-They were pretty creatures,

-but didn't move much.

-We would see more interesting

-penguins later.

-Back in Punta Arenas,

-the long wait continued.

-We hung around for a whole week,

-but suddenly...

-Yeah!

-They just phoned to say we can go.

-I'm wearing my thermals and fleece -

-I'm sweating pints!

-Coat, boots and the bus is here.

-This was the start of the first half

-of the journey to the South Pole.

-This Aleutian aeroplane would take

-us to Patriot Hills in Antarctica.

-We all sat along the sides

-of the aeroplane...

-..with the cargo tied up

-in the middle.

-There was no Duty Free!

-The four-hour journey

-to Patriot Hills...

-..would still leave us

-a long way from the South Pole.

-During the journey, the plane's heat

-was reduced to help us acclimatise.

-We landed in Antartica

-for the first time, without brakes!

-They're pointless on ice...

-..so a reverse thrust on

-the propellers slows the plane down.

-It created an unbelievable noise.

-Wow!

-And another wow!

-The landscape around Patriot Hills

-is incredible.

-Ice and mountains

-as far as the eye can see.

-This ice under our feet

-is five kilometres thick.

-The first thing that strikes you

-is the brightness and the colour.

-Everything is so white and so blue.

-I knew it would be,

-but there's so much of it.

-It's like this all day

-and all night.

-Wow!

-It's fantastically beautiful.

-Just look at those mountains!

-I can't believe where I am!

-Wow! I'm on the bottom of the world!

-Patriot Hills is a temporary camp.

-It's built every autumn

-when it's light...

-..and taken down in February

-when it's dark again.

-This is my tent. My tent had a name,

-but I would have preferred Amundsen.

-He returned home alive, didn't he?!

-It's quite cosy here.

-A real bed - it's spongy!

-A sleeping bag

-which is toasty warm.

-I slept like a baby last night.

-Camera equipment!

-These are here, too.

-A water bottle and a weeing bottle!

-They've got labels on them!

-No, I haven't been yet!

-In the meeting tent, a lovely lady

-named Fran explained to us...

-..everything we needed to know.

-People are here

-for different reasons.

-To climb Mount Vincent, to ski

-or walk to the South Pole...

-..or to enjoy the experience

-of being here.

-This place is like Glan-llyn

-on ice...

-..but with a limited choice

-of activities.

-You can wash your clothes here

-and there's no need to bring starch!

-Time means nothing here.

-It's light all the time...

-..which is handy if you need

-the toilet during the night.

-A toilet in Antarctica.

-Here it is.

-Only solids are passed into there...

-..because they're in a bag.

-It's taken away from here

-in an aeroplane!

-Weeing is easy for men.

-An urinal - here it is.

-I won't show you!

-This is what you use

-if you're a woman.

-A bucket!

-We get one of these and you

-place the bucket underneath it...

-..to improve your aim!

-Then, you pour it in there.

-If you leave it in the bucket,

-it freezes.

-I don't know where that wee goes!

-And then...

-Someone's put water in there

-to wash their hands and it's frozen.

-I use the gel that surgeons

-and hospital staff use.

-There it is - the toilet.

-Excuse me.

-This is the tent where everyone

-comes to eat and keep warm.

-Water is very precious here.

-It's produced by melting snow.

-You take the snow, place it in here

-and it melts slowly.

-This is the water we use

-to wash and brush our teeth.

-This is the drinking water.

-This is clean water we use to

-fill our water bottles and kettle.

-This is the stove

-which keeps the place warm.

-Some people

-are warming their boots here.

-This is where we keep coffee,

-chocolate and sugar.

-These are the kettles.

-This is the hot water

-for your cuppa.

-This is where we boil the water.

-This is on the go all the time.

-You fill the kettles, boil the water

-and transfer the water to there.

-You refill them and put them back

-on the oven continuously.

-This is the cooking area.

-This is Gavin. Hello, Gavin.

-You've got a girlfriend,

-haven't you? Where does she live?

-She lives in

-Dinbych-y-pysgod (Tenby)!

-It's a small world!

-Why isn't she here?

-She's enjoying the summer in Sydney.

-We spent the summer in Wales.

-Were you there all summer?

-Were you there all summer?

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-Yeah, all summer.

-In Pembrokeshire?

-It's nice, isn't it?

-It's a great place.

-It's a great place.

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-Now you're here. What's for supper?

-We're having carrots tonight -

-carrots and salmon.

-Carrots and salmon? Lovely.

-The food was lovely.

-There was no need for a freezer -

-they keep everything underground.

-But the weather can change

-in an instant.

-Sometimes, you have to wait

-for days for a storm to pass.

-It's an opportunity for me

-to win some money!

-This man's a millionaire, and after

-playing rummy with him, I know why.

-To be honest,

-everyone here is wealthy.

-Reaching the South Pole

-isn't cheap...

-..and this man is here

-for the third time...

-..since the weather

-spoiled his last two trips.

-By now,

-we'd been waiting for days...

-..and wondering if we'd get home

-by Christmas at this rate.

-As I contemplated starting

-another book, the weather improved.

-The weather's perfect,

-the plane's ready...

-..and we're off to the bottom

-of the world.

-The man in the fluffy hat

-is from Russia...

-..there are two Americans,

-two Englishmen and us!

-The Welsh! Off to the South Pole.

-As the plane prepared for take-off,

-the weather changed again.

-The wind started sweeping the snow

-off the mountains.

-It didn't last long and off we went.

-Yes, it was cramped!

-There was no toilet, either!

-The journey from Patriot Hills

-to the South Pole lasts six hours...

-..so I crossed my legs.

-I wasn't going to use

-my weeing bottle unless I had to.

-The best thing to do was sleep.

-After dreaming of a hot bath,

-we were in sight of the South Pole.

-We'd arrived.

-Behind me

-is the Amundsen-Scott Dome.

-It was built in the '70s.

-It's about to be destroyed.

-If you visit the South Pole one day,

-it won't be here.

-This is an historic trip.

-The flags represent the 12 countries

-that make up the Antarctic Treaty.

-It was time now

-to set off for the South Pole.

-This is the ceremonial pole where

-dignitaries and politicians stand...

-..for photo calls to prove that

-they've reached the South Pole.

-There's no Welsh flag here, so

-we've brought our own Welsh dragon.

-We're here!

-This building is under construction.

-It'll look lovely

-when it's finished!

-There's a lot of mess to clear. This

-wasn't what I'd expected to see.

-This is the geographical south pole.

-The other one's ceremonial,

-this is the true South Pole.

-One step in this direction

-and I'm heading north.

-Actually, everywhere you walk

-from here is northwards.

-Look,

-I'm walking around the world now!

-I've walked around the world.

-Guess what!

-I've walked around the world

-the other way!

-Good, eh!

-250 people, mostly scientists,

-live on the South Pole.

-100 of them stay here

-over the winter...

-..when it's dark

-all day and all night.

-After the break, I'll be

-the other side of Antarctica.

-Until then,

-from the South Pole, goodbye!

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-During the commercial break,

-just to confuse you...

-..I've reached

-the other side of the world.

-Far, far in the distance

-is New Zealand.

-I'm on my way to the Ross Sea.

-The journey to reach the Ross Sea

-is long but interesting.

-After leaving New Zealand, we'll

-pass the sub-Antarctic islands...

-..before crossing the

-Southern Ocean to reach Cape Adare.

-Then, we'll break through the ice

-to reach Mc Murdo...

-..the most southerly point

-you can reach by boat.

-The journey on an ice-breaker is

-very different from other cruises.

-The Kapitan Klebnikov is a working

-ship, yet still very comfortable.

-This is my home

-for the next three weeks.

-I've never been on a cruise before,

-but so far, I'm enjoying it!

-Look, a chair that doesn't move

-when it gets stormy!

-If the weather turns,

-you put your cups in these holders.

-In the bathroom, look!

-This is where you keep

-all your toiletries.

-They don't fall out

-when the sea becomes choppy.

-You must always keep

-the toilet seat down.

-People have lost things in the past.

-They leave a watch on there

-and... plop! Bye!

-TOILET FLUSHES

-The sea became rougher

-in an instant.

-Just enough to remind you...

-..that you were on the most

-dangerous sea in the world.

-And you can't put stabilisers

-on an ice breaker.

-We're far from New Zealand now,

-out on the ocean.

-As you can see from these books,

-it's a little stormier out here.

-I didn't sleep much last night...

-..because I was sliding

-back and forth all night.

-A lot of people are ill now.

-There were more people here

-for supper last night...

-..than for breakfast this morning.

-So far, I'm fine... just.

-We would normally go up

-to the bridge to spot birds.

-We're not allowed up today

-because it's too stormy.

-We have to stay on the deck.

-It's fun here.

-Richard, the cameraman,

-didn't agree!

-Poor dab!

-The Kapitan Klebnikov dropped anchor

-in a bay near Enderby Island.

-A short journey on a zodiac boat

-takes us to the shore.

-It's a small island

-with an abundance of wildlife.

-These are Hooker's sea lions.

-To enable the scientists on

-the island to recognise each one...

-..the small ones wear yellow hats.

-I've never been this close

-to sea lions.

-They're noisy, they smell,

-but they're fantastic!

-To be honest, it's like being out

-in Bala on a Saturday night.

-The men are all fighting

-over the women...

-..and the women

-aren't really bothered about it.

-I'm glad I'm not a sea lioness

-because the males are so rude.

-They don't even ask!

-And they're ugly!

-The little ones are a lot cuter!

-The sea lions rule the beach...

-..but these creatures rule the air.

-You know the feeling you get when

-you're on a mountain in Wales...

-..and a jet flies past your head.

-These albatrosses

-do exactly the same thing.

-They're huge, and they enjoy

-flying past your head.

-These aren't

-the biggest albatrosses.

-The wandering albatrosses

-are the biggest...

-..but these are

-the royal albatrosses.

-You can tell the difference

-by the colour of the tails.

-The royal albatross has a white tail

-and a black mark on its beak.

-So, there you have it -

-the royal albatross.

-They're flirting at the moment.

-The ones in the air are youngsters

-who don't know how to flirt!

-I'd rather be a female albatross

-than a female sea lion any day!

-Male albatrosses know

-how to look after a lady.

-Do you see the bird behind me?

-When it opens its wings,

-it's so big, its wingspan is 325cms.

-Its beak is rather large, too.

-On we go southwards.

-People's stomachs

-had settled down now...

-..and everyone was relaxed.

-There was plenty to do on board -

-a sauna and a swimming pool...

-..but I enjoyed talking

-to the others.

-There were people here

-from all over the world.

-Some were ornithologists,

-others were historians.

-There were many single females.

-Some passengers were rich...

-..and some had saved for years

-to realise their dream.

-Over there, somewhere in

-the distance, is our first iceberg.

-When we heard it was there, we

-all rushed to the deck like fools.

-It's quite far away and it'll

-take us a while to pass it.

-To be honest, we won't see

-that much of it when we pass it.

-But there's another one over there!

-No, it wasn't that big.

-A little taster of what was to come.

-As we saw more and more icebergs,

-we had another reason to celebrate.

-Good morning. Who would like

-a hot chocolate and rum?

-It's 2.30am and I'm drinking

-hot chocolate and rum.

-There is a reason for this.

-We've just crossed

-the Antarctic Circle line...

-..which means we're now

-in the Antarctic.

-What a stupid time to cross it!

-By now,

-it was getting really cold...

-..and it was always light.

-Time meant nothing to us.

-Soon, we had our first look

-at the Antarctic...

-..a taste of things to come.

-I was expecting us to break through

-mounds of ice to reach Antarctica.

-I was also expecting to reach

-Cape Adare tomorrow morning.

-But a strong wind has blown

-the packed ice away.

-We're almost there.

-In spite of this, it's still taken

-seven days to reach our destination.

-So, there we are,

-we're almost there.

-Good, eh!

-Next week, we'll be

-breaking through the ice...

-..seeing hundreds of orcas,

-seals and penguins...

-..and reaching Shackleton

-and Scott's cabins.

-S4C subtitles by Rh Sion Morgan