Old Davideans' Association

St.David's College, LLandudno, LL30 1RD

Brenden Bithell

Below is a quick note sent by Brenden who will soon be working in Antarctica.

Just a quick note to say I will be away again during this years Old Boys but I have a good reason, I have gained a position since returning to the UK at Easter this time with the British Antarctic Survey based in Cambridge and from the end of October I will be in Antarctica at a base called Sky Blu.

I guess I will have a 'White Christmas' while living in my fibreglass melon hut in -10°c to -30°c temperatures. Thank Ray again for all those Automobile Mechanics classes and I am sure I will think of him often while working in my 'Ice Garage', be sure that if I get frost bite I will be taking it up with him when I return!

Maybe the next time he takes up teaching he could do a subject such as 'Jet bike servicing in Miami' so I can try and keep a bit warmer !!

Do you know if I am the first Old Boy to work in Antarctica? I am told its only .001% of the UK population who will ever work there so I hope I will be the first, if not I will have to set up a new branch out there and have a reunion over some dried food and snow melt coffee.

Look forward to seeing you both again sometime and gifting a first edition of my book... a Welshman Travels, when I get around to writing it.

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