Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 18:31

Hey Mike Phil the Bear and I just finished hiking to the summit and back at Mt Washington in NH. For his next big adventure, he is hoping to tag along with you to Antarctica. However, Phil is little worried about his diet while at McMurdo Station. He's not expecting to find nuts or berries, but he is hoping there will be plenty of fishing. His polar cousins have told him seals are also tasty and he has always wondered what penguins taste like. What kind of animal life will you see in Antarctica?

I'm looking to following your trip with my classes this fall.

Good Luck! Mr. Messick 4th Grade Georgetown Elementary School

Michael League

Mr. Messick & Phil,Congrats on hiking Mount Washington! I would love to have Phil join us
to McMurdo Station. He'll even have a little company, but I am saving
that big news for a journal entry. Phil is quite correct that there are
no nuts or berries at McMurdo, but I am sure we'll find something for
him to eat. As for the animals we'll see, you'll just have to wait for
the pictures from our diving adventures. I bet we'll see lots of
interesting animals, maybe some that you've never seen or heard of before!
Stay tuned! The trip is 3 weeks away and counting!
Mike