Stromness BuildingsNo landings allowed due to asbestos & other dangers, particularly during high wind conditions.Stromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0152Larry L. Jackson
Stromness DockStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0155Larry L. Jackson
Stromness BuildingsElephant Seals on the beach.Stromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0156Larry L. Jackson
Stromness BuildingsStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0163Larry L. Jackson
Stromness EquipmentStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0165Larry L. Jackson
Stromness BuildingsStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0168Larry L. Jackson
Stromness BuildingsStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0171Larry L. Jackson
Southern Elephant SealsMirounga leoninaStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0175Larry L. Jackson
Southern Elephant SealsMirounga leoninaStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0177Larry L. Jackson
Stromness DockStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0182Larry L. Jackson
Stromness BuildingsWarning sign & chain that was used to secure the building against high winds.Stromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0185Larry L. Jackson
Stromness Dock PilingsStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0186Larry L. Jackson
Stromness BuildingsStromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 6, 20092009-01-06#0195Larry L. Jackson
StromnessAfter spending the night, photos from the Polar Star as we head to the next stop.Stromness Harbour, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0002Larry L. Jackson
LeithStromness Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0009Larry L. Jackson
Hercules BaySouth Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0016Larry L. Jackson
WaterfallHercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0017Larry L. Jackson
Macaroni PenguinsEudyptes chrysolophusHercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0018Larry L. Jackson
Macaroni PenguinsEudyptes chrysolophusHercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0033Larry L. Jackson
Macaroni PenguinsEudyptes chrysolophusHercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0036Larry L. Jackson
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophusHercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0046Larry L. Jackson
Bull KelpDurvillaea antarctica - at low tide.Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0054Larry L. Jackson
Macaroni PenguinsEudyptes chrysolophusHercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0067Larry L. Jackson
Macaroni PenguinsEudyptes chrysolophus - coming and going in the waves.Hercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0071Larry L. Jackson
WaterfallHercules Bay, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0082Larry L. Jackson
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaGrytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0089Larry L. Jackson
GrytvikenWe landed at King Edward Point and walked in rain to this whaling station.King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0091Larry L. Jackson
Sealing Vessels 'Albatros' & 'Dias'Seals were also harvested for oil and almost hunted to extinction .Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0098Larry L. Jackson
South Georgia MuseumThe whaling station buildings have been removed for safety and to get rid of asbestos.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0099Larry L. Jackson
Sealing Vessels 'Albatros' & 'Dias'Polar Star in the background at King Edward Point.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0100Larry L. Jackson
Processing EquipmentMost of the equipment would have been inside buildings insulated from the cold with asbestos.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0101Larry L. Jackson
DigestersGrytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0102Larry L. Jackson
Winchused to drag whales ashore for processing.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0104Larry L. Jackson
ChurchBuilt in 1913 with Shackleton's grave nearby.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0105Larry L. Jackson
Oil Storage TanksGrytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0106Larry L. Jackson
Processing EquipmentMuch of this would have been in buildings.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0107Larry L. Jackson
HousingNote cables that support the building against high winds.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0108Larry L. Jackson
Whaling Ship 'Petrel'Harpoon gun on the bow.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0113Larry L. Jackson
Processing EquipmentGrytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0114Larry L. Jackson
Whale Chainsused to drag whale carcasses ashore.Grytviken, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, January 7, 20092009-01-07#0115Larry L. Jackson
Antarctic Fur SealsArctocephalus gazella - leucistic and normal juveniles with a female.Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0002Larry L. Jackson
Brown Skua chickStercorarius antarcticus lonnbergiSalisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0007Larry L. Jackson
King Penguins & juvenilesAptenodytes patagonicus - 100s of thousands, even going up the hillside.Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0013Larry L. Jackson
King Penguin & juvenilesAptenodytes patagonicus - not very attractive during the feather transition.Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0016Larry L. Jackson
King Penguins & juvenilesAptenodytes patagonicusSalisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0001Larry L. Jackson
King Penguins & juvenilesAptenodytes patagonicusSalisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0022Larry L. Jackson
King PenguinsAptenodytes patagonicusSalisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0026Larry L. Jackson
Lucas GlacierPhotographed from the Polar Star.Salisbury Plain, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0030Larry L. Jackson
Prion IslandBay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0035Larry L. Jackson
Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomorphaPrion Island, Bay of Isles, South Georgia, January 8, 20092009-01-08#0039Larry L. Jackson
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