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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Murray Foote 
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.
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Outstanding photos Murray!
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Thanks very much CS!
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Wonderful pictures and what an exotic location.
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Thanks very much John and yes, almost at the far end of South Georgia.
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I always love to see your picture collections! Feels like walking through my travel dream! 🙂 thanks for sharing them!
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Thanks heaps!
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Again great photos and love how the penguins can look so human.
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Yes, the prehistoric ones two metres high would have been quite disconcerting.
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