17th November 2015. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.
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(Map of journey . . . . . . . . . . (2 and 14 (there should be a 15). Salisbury Plain)).
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Here we are, back on the beach at Salisbury Plain, in our last landing on South Georgia. An ever-obliging group of king penguins wanders by.
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Penguin portrait.
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Fur seal.
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Elephant seals.
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Small squad in military formation.
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King penguin “porpoising”.
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A couple of king penguins just thrown up on shore by a wave, though the wave has receded.
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Eye to eye.
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Yellow beak.
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Magenta beak.
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Fresh out of the water.
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Looking at the world in a different way.
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Two’s company.
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Fur seal.
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A penguin contortionist.
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Gotta get that itch…
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Making the crossing…
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Elephant seal pup.
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At last, a pillow!
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Snowy sheathbills trying to break into my dry bag under the misapprehension that there might be something to eat in there.
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So, there it is, the end of the journey to South Georgia. I’ll do some South Georgia monochromes in a while and after that will come Atacama and the the Caribbean. But first, I’m off to Tasmania next week for over a month. More details of that in the next post….