South Georgia

Our first sight of South Georgia was in fog with no sign of land. By lunchtime we were heading for the Zodiacs for the first time, the ship filled with an air of excitement. We had arrived.

We were greeted by a delegation of King penguins and the beach was littered with seals and elephant seals. The time of year meant that we were surrounded by the cutest baby fur seals all clambering for attention, their cute little faces lifted to take a look at the strange new creatures in their domain.

Our second Zodiac adventure of the day took us Point Rosa where Shackleton's men found shelter and fresh water all those years ago. Neither dressed nor prepared for this harsh continent, they struggled to find their way home unlike us with our warm cabins and delicious food to look forward to at the end of the day.Read more