12th November 2015. Godthol, South Georgia.
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(Map of journey . . . (5. Godthol)).
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From Grytviken, we sailed south along the coast towards a small harbour called Godthol. The first three images are views of icebergs and the shore along the way.
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A recently wounded bull fur seal, encountered just after disembarking from the zodiac.
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It was Spring and at many places along the coast, male fur seals were fiercely defending territory while they awaited the arrival of the females.
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This is a young fur seal. You had to be careful walking though the knee-high tussocks by the beach, so as not to stumble into a fur seal.
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Not so much of a problem asleep in the open, though.
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Here Roy Mangersnes is having a close encounter with a female elephant seal. Elephant seals are not a problem in the same way as fur seals.
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Gentoo penguin.
Most of our party headed off over the hills seeking nesting birds, possibly albatrosses, I don’t remember. I stayed at the beach which turned out to be fortunate. I managed to score a zodiac ride in the bay with just a few others, as the approaching sunset cast a glow in the water, partly reflected off the yellow grasses on the hills.
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Fur seal and elephant seal.
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Elephant seal.
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Antarctic tern …
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… diving for small fish (or having just dived in this case).
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Elephant seal.
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And this is a South Georgia Cormorant, very similar to the King Cormorants we saw in the Falklands.
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I took a whole series of these graceful birds swimming around and diving in the golden water.
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Shaking off the water after a dive. You may need to click to a larger image to see it properly.
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Down we go…
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Fur seals.
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Elephant seal.
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Murray Foote 
Wonderful images Murray. I should think a trip to the tropics would feel great, now.
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Thanks very much Robert. We were in Cuba and the Caribbean last year. Generally very hot and humid.
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Great images and serendipity staying around for that amazing sunset golden glow on the water. Very special!
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Thanks very much Lee. yes, very special indeed.
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South Georgia! I’ve dreamed of following the route Shackleton took across the island ever since I read about it.
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Now that’s a serious ambition! I saw a program on a recent expedition that repeated his journey from Elephant Island and they were amazed he was able to go over those mountains.
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Wonderful wildlife photos!
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Thanks heaps CS!
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I liked the first gentoo pic – and the tern one is awesome! Have never seen a king cormorant before (I thought they only came in ‘regular’) but that was a great series of the activity.
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Not easy to photograph those terns! They’re very quick!
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