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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