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Kempsey West Public School

"Chilly Billy is the second Antarctic travel buddy my wife, Mrs Karen Jones has organised with her classes at Kempsey West Primary School, the first in 2000-01 (see link below)
   
For the past few weeks Mrs Jones and her class 3/4J, have been aclimatising their travel buddy "Chilly Billy" penguin ready for it's year down south. I will be sending digital photos of the penguin at various exciting locations around Casey station and beyond. The class will then create a webpage of his own adventures and add it to their schools website.

Chilly Billy getting ready for the trip down south
Billy arrived 14th January on the Russian Icebreaker Vasiliy Golovnin he has since travelled widely, including Wilkes station, huts Browning, Jacks and Robbos, on an 300km inland traverse to Law Dome, under ground (ice) 25 metres down a dis used drill site, on science expeditions both by inflatable rubber boats, helicopter and by skiing.

Billy overlooking the Vanderford Glacier

 

Billy assisting the scientists at Law Dome summit 150km's inland and at -23deg

During Summer times there are lots of Adelie penguins around like these two.

But during winter even the Adelie peguins leave here, as the sea is all frozen and the penguins need to feed on krill near open water.
It's great to get inside the tent and out of the wind when it's -17 degrees and snowing outside.
   
   
   
   
   
Collarenebri Central School
   
Rappville Public School
   
Tacking Point Public School
   
   
   
 
   
   
Western Australia  
  Bicton Primary School and "Rocky the Quoka"

Ms Efthyvolous and year 6/7 have been waiting for news of Rocky's three week voyage to Antarctica and arrival here at Casey Station.

Rocky travelled lightly bringing with him only his favourite AFL Freemantle Dockers scarf and his survival ration of Tim Tam biscuits.

Click on the link below to see Rocky's adventure

http://www.geocities.com/rocky_in_antarctica/

Helicopter Pilot "Lee" handing over Rocky, his scarf and his Tim Tam survival rations

Rocky and his AFL "Dockers" scarf now in Antarctica
   
   
   
   
   
   
Queensland  
Graceville State School
   
  Babinda State School
   
Denison State School
   
Junction Park State School
   
  Education Queensland Learning Place
   
   
   
   
   

 

  
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
   
     
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