I was also delegated the job of guided walker for the afternoon to get some of the overnighter’s (tourists) off the base and out into Antarctica proper. This was done in the form of a walk to the Old Wallow to look at the Elephant seals and their old, old pile of poo. Great spot but a bit on the nose and we made sure to stop downwind for a cup of tea and a biscuit. While down there we also saw a little Crab-eater seal that was bashed up on the beach near the station a few days ago by a much bigger Elephant seal. Bashed is an understatement and it was thought that the bigger seal had probably broken his jaw by engulfing his head and smashing him into the ground. It was feared that he would already be dead but he seems to be healthy and just relocated after feeling a bit sorry for himself. Here is hoping that he goes through his malt and makes a speedy recovery. It really was stupid to attack something that is at least ten times you size though. Gotta admire his courage but he was likened to a little Jack Russel fighting a German Sheppard.
Some washed up crustaceans on the way to the Wallow and a camoflaged elephant seal hidding in thousands of years of piled up poo and fur!
Art fellow recording the sounds of the Old Wallow. You could do the same at home by just burping, farting and general load groaning!
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