London 2012, here comes The Wombat?

The Olympic flame is currently on its way around the UK, ahead of the London 2012 Olympics, and of course The Wombat wanted to get involved.

On day 17 of the relay (Monday 4th June 2012), he waited patiently in Derry at the Peace Bridge...


... Watched the cauldron being lit by the day's final torch bearer...
 

... And even got to sit on the torch itself (unlit, thankfully) with the help of his minder.

The Wombat in China

The Wombat spent the last couple of weeks of October travelling through China (with a new handler). Here are some of his holiday snaps...

If The Wombat sits on the Great Wall, can he be seen from space?


The Wombat checks out the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, and dreams of winning gold... in the marsupial sprint, perhaps? (Shame he's a year late.)


If this is the Forbidden Palace, is it OK for The Wombat to look at it?


The Wombat took a trip down the River Yangtze - he's not actually on the edge of the boat here, which he was very relieved about.


The Wombat is impressed by the giant head, although he's not sure who it belongs to...


This is as close as The Wombat managed to get to a real panda - they are vegetarians, right?