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Day 7: Macquarie Island
Deceased elephant seal, Macquarie Island Today’s excursion involved a guided tour of the base and surrounding with Ranger Helen. It seemed the young ‘weener’ elephant seals were even more curious than at Sandy Bay and several passengers enjoyed close encounters with inquisitive pups who came close to check them out. What a comic scene with […]
Day 7: Macquarie Island
Deceased elephant seal, Macquarie Island Today’s excursion involved a guided tour of the base and surrounding with Ranger Helen. It seemed the young ‘weener’ elephant seals were even more curious than at Sandy Bay and several passengers enjoyed close encounters with inquisitive pups who came close to check them out. What a comic scene with […]
Day 6: Macquarie Island
Ewen catches up with some old friends Mercifully, the seas abated to allow us a relatively calm landing at the Australian base on North Head to collect our guides and head to our landing point at Sandy Bay. Ashore we were met by hordes of Royal and King penguins and belching, snorting masses of elephant […]
Day 6: Macquarie Island
Ewen catches up with some old friends Mercifully, the seas abated to allow us a relatively calm landing at the Australian base on North Head to collect our guides and head to our landing point at Sandy Bay. Ashore we were met by hordes of Royal and King penguins and belching, snorting masses of elephant […]
Day 5 en route to Macquarie Island
‘The movements of the ship are beyond description. Gunwales were underwater most of the time, the decks awash and forecastle head was mostly lost to sight as the ship, recovering from her drop into the troughs, plunged into the waves ahead.” Thankfully the above quote is not from our voyage, but from Mawson’s of 1929. […]
Day 5 en route to Macquarie Island
‘The movements of the ship are beyond description. Gunwales were underwater most of the time, the decks awash and forecastle head was mostly lost to sight as the ship, recovering from her drop into the troughs, plunged into the waves ahead.” Thankfully the above quote is not from our voyage, but from Mawson’s of 1929. […]
Day 4: Auckland Islands
It seems hardly remarkable now to mention the constant rocking and pitching of our vessel. Suffice to say it’s like trying to sleep in a tumble dryer, but the passengers and I seem to be holding up remarkably well. A few spare places at meals only. Today’s challenge is to climb a muddy, rocky 200m […]
Day 4: Auckland Islands
It seems hardly remarkable now to mention the constant rocking and pitching of our vessel. Suffice to say it’s like trying to sleep in a tumble dryer, but the passengers and I seem to be holding up remarkably well. A few spare places at meals only. Today’s challenge is to climb a muddy, rocky 200m […]
Day 3: Enderby Island, Auckland Island Group
Fur seals love to play. This one pretends to charge me. Very convincing. Pic: Amy Christensen Another early start, although a mercifully less violent night. We spent the whole day ashore exploring this little island once home to a cattle herd and all the attendant pests that brings. Cats, mice and rabbits have all been […]
Day 3: Enderby Island, Auckland Island Group
Fur seals love to play. This one pretends to charge me. Very convincing. Pic: Amy Christensen Another early start, although a mercifully less violent night. We spent the whole day ashore exploring this little island once home to a cattle herd and all the attendant pests that brings. Cats, mice and rabbits have all been […]
