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Tall Ship to Antarctica

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Another report from the audio log ofTodd Jarrell aboard the square-rigger Europa, sailing down the coast of Antarctica, now 65 degrees south. A close encounter with minke whales near Paradise
Harbour. The ship eases through Le Maire where spectacular spires of rock are topped with meringues of ice. At Vernadsky Base, Todd bravely faces danger - vodka distilled by Ukrainian scientists from the Antarctic ice, steeped with fiery red peppers to keep out the cold. Producer Julian May

Source: Radio Times

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