Antarctica via the Agulhas, a travel adventure company is able to take Palin to the South Pole from their base in Chile. This means Palin must abandon the 30 degrees east meridian. Travelling by aeroplane from Cape Town to Santiago via Rio de Janeiro, he listens to an unusual rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" at the Presidential Palace where the 1973 coup took place. After having lunch at a fish market with his guide while listening to a panflute player, he is off to Punta Arenas in southern Chile. From there he waits anxiously for the weather conditions to allow the trip to Antarctica. After a couple of days, Palin and the others-including motorcyclist Shinji Kazama-fly on a 1953-built Douglas DC-6 plane to a base camp at Patriot Hills. While there, he met with mountaineer and Sir Edmund Hillary’s son Peter Hillary while waiting again for the go-ahead to set off for the South Pole. Finally, after a day, he makes a final flight to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station and then, at 02:00 New Zealand time on 4 December 1991, Palin sets foot on the South Pole, one of a small number of people who have visited both the North and South Poles. References External links Palin's Travels – the official website 1992 British television series debuts 1992 British television series endings 1990s British documentary television series 1990s British travel television series BBC television documentaries Documentary films about Antarctica BBC travel television series English-language television shows Works by Michael Palin