the boat is getting on really well: we're having a lot of fun. 2. We saw baby King penguins, but we haven't seen any other babies yet. 3. We've seen a couple of whales a minke and a southern right whale. I love whales! 4. There are so many different things to do on this adventure, one of my favourties is sitting on the bridge looking out the window. Do you know what the bridge is on the boat? 5. We have seen seals, elephant seals, sea lions, seabirds, penguins and whales. We've been very lucky! SBxx Question from: Hannah Everett to: Christine Bowering dated: 21 Feb Question: Hi. I'm Hannah, from Ohope beach school. Are you having fun? I con't wait for you to return so you can tell us all about it. What is your favourite thing you've done so far? Hope to hear from you soon. Answer: On Thursday 13th February we went and visited Scott Base. We had to pass through McMurdo Base, the American Base. We climbed a hill called Observation Hill and looked over the Ross Sea. At Scott Base we were taken on a tour and saw the original building from the 1950's. We went to Discovery Hut which was built by the explorer Robert Scott. As we left the area in the ship we had to ice-break our way through the sea ice. This was really fabulous as when the ship hit the ice it split and shattered. The crunching sound was