Geoff Brock & Bruce Gamble
         
     
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

South Georgia:
Gold Harbour & Drygalski Fjord
Wednesday 21st November 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The wind was quite... invigorating!
 
 
I came across the above text whilst doing some research about South Georgia. Looking at the photos afterwards, it does seem to describe the place perfectly.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A rare sight... another ship!
 
 
 
At this point, we seemed to be almost at the Drygalski Fjord, but then we turned and began heading back the way we had come. We were soon to find out that we were going towards Gold Harbour.
 
 
Gold Harbour. We were in the group that landed first. We went ashore on the far right hand side of this picure and later cruised slowly along the shoreline to where the waterfall is on the left, before returning to the ship.
 
 
 
 
 
I have probably included far too many photos from today, but as I love every one of them and I doubt very much whether I shall be coming this way again, I want to be able to remember everything I possibly can. If I thought that Salisbury Plain and Prion Island were amazing, today was even better! I find it difficult to put my feelings into words, but the pictures will hopefully tell their own story.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We came ashore at the only small spot that wasn't completely packed with the local wildlife...
 
...but even here, it wasn't exactly devoid of life!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Snowy Sheathbill looks cute and comical, but it eats anything and everything and is, I suspect, quite vicious!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
After our shore visit, it was time to give others a chance too and so we got back on the zodiac for our cruise.
 
 
The view from the zodiac was just as good as being on the shore itself.
 
 
Beautiful Cape Petrels, feeding close to the shore.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We saw some giant petrels feasting on something ashore...
 
...before flying into the water to clean their bloody beaks and bodies!
 
 
 
 
 
 
We cruised past the glacier and got close to the waterfall...
 
 
...before heading back to the ship. What an afternoon!
 
 
 
Just when we thought we had seen it all, we had one final treat in store.
Drygalski Fjord and whales!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
After all the excitement of today, we had a couple of days at sea to look forward to.
Time to reflect on a magical time here in South Georgia.
 
 
 
©Geoff Brock and Bruce Gamble