South Georgia – Aurora Expeditions – Day 9
Nov 16
British Overseas Territories Aurora Expeditions, Panorama, Photo Workshop, Wildlife No Comments
Day 3 at South Georgia started out early again with a pre breakfast Zodiac cruise around Hercules Bay.
Juvenile King Cormorant
After the Zodiac cruise everyone ate breakfast while the Polar Pioneer moved to our next location for the day, Prion Island, a nesting area for Wandering Albatrosses. We spent a couple of hours there before heading back to the ship for lunch.
Juvenile Wandering Albatross
Brown Skua
While we were eating lunch the Polar Pioneer moved a short distance to our third location for the day, Salisbury Plain, the largest area of flat land on South Georgia Island and home to tens of thousands of King Penguins.
King Penguins everywhere
The King Penguins sometimes had a scary commute to get to the ocean to feed.
King Penguin emerging safely from the surf
Not everyone makes it out of the ocean fully intact
Panorama of the tens of thousands of King Penguins on Salisbury Plain
Wishing of wings that work
Cute Couple