14th November 2015. Gold Harbour, South Georgia.
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(Map of journey . . . . . . (8. Gold Harbour)).
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The next morning we landed at Gold Harbour, another wildlife hotspot. Here is a group of penguins wandering down the beach in the dawn light. As I was in one of the last zodiacs I only caught the last of that light.
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Behind the parade of penguins is our ship, out on the horizon. Near it, improbably is a yacht. It must take an adventurous person to sail to South Georgia in a fairly small yacht.
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A huddle of king penguins, parading along the beach.
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I think this is a small river, rather than a lagoon.
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King penguins and elephant seals.
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A giant petrel on a nest, taking advantage of a rare patch of shelter.
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King penguin chicks in front of a colony. It is raining and some rain has gotten on the lens.
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Lots of chicks now.
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Captions seem redundant for many of these images.
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An elephant seal in front of a king penguin colony.
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There is a skua in left centre, on the lookout for a meal such as a dead chick.
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A skua again, walking around the elephant seal.
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A couple of penguins preparing to prostrate themselves.
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Definitely a demigod to worship here.
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Hold on a second. Maybe not.
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A farewell party not long before we left for the ship.
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Wow. So few people in the world get to have such an experience. Thank you for sharing the photos Murray.
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Thanks very much Robert. Don’t understand the broken website address.
Outstanding photos Murray!
Thanks very much CS!
Wonderful pictures and what an exotic location.
Thanks very much John and yes, almost at the far end of South Georgia.
I always love to see your picture collections! Feels like walking through my travel dream! 🙂 thanks for sharing them!
Thanks heaps!
Again great photos and love how the penguins can look so human.
Yes, the prehistoric ones two metres high would have been quite disconcerting.
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