Welcome to South Georgia Island ... a British Overseas Territory.

Photo bombed by a fur seal while taking a photo of an iceberg. Can you find the seal?

On our way in to Right Whale Bay ... the site of our afternoon landing on SGI.

Can you spot the Right Whale Bay king penguin colony that we will be visiting on SGI?

Right Whale Bay ... our first time visiting this part of SGI ... what a place!

A closer look at the king penguin colony — Right Whale Bay, SGI.

And an even closer look at the king penguin colony — Right Whale Bay, SGI.

And a really closer look at some of the king penguins at the Right Whale Bay colony — SGI.

Scenery + penguins = a landing that is bound to be special.

Let's go see the penguins and seals — Right Whale Bay, SGI.

RWSE Day 5: Welcome to SGI

February 15 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F

“Sailors, with their built-in sense of order, service, and discipline, should really be running the world.” ~~ Nicholas Monsarrat (from the Daily Program)

When we visited South Georgia Island in 2007, we started off near the top of the southwest coast, making our first landing at King Haakon Bay, before doing a zodiac cruise at Cape Rosa. Then, heading west, we rounded Bird Island to continue our exploration along the northern coast.

Today, we headed straight for the northwestern shore of SGI. Icebergs and jagged peaks frosted with snow greeted us … at first a bit overcast and misty … but soon the light was brighter, the sun was peeking out, patches of blue were appearing in the sky, the colors were becoming deeper and more brilliant.

What a welcome to SGI … as we made our way to today’s landing site.Read more