So Alejo Contreras is the name of the fellow that got dropped in the middle of Antarctica to refuel Robert Swan's Plane as he flew to rescue his men. That was the first time he had been to Antarctica and he's been going back ever since.

Some of you have asked for it, here it is: pictures of “grass” in Antarctica. This stuff is all from King George Island, the greenest part of Antarctica.

With regards to burning the trash, the bases are meant to export the stuff by ship. But apparently it's easier to burn it in one of the abandoned oil tanks. The issue is  they're kind of hiding the fact that they're burning the trash, they end up not being able to use the heat for anything useful. Meditation doesn't really work when you have so many people with you.

We ran into a pod of seals just as we got on our Zodiaks. That day was one amazing day. After the seals we ran into a pod of Killer Whales. Then the Killer whales started going at the seals. Then they started chasing a penguin. Pretty gruesome.

Some of us have asked for rocks from Antarctica. That's Sky trying to upload some files with the satellite thing. Seaweed just in case you were wondering. Me being slapped by the wind and ice.