Prion Island — Local services in South Georgia

The afternoon we did a zodiac ride to a tiny speck of an island (Prion, but nothing to do with Jacob-Creutzfelt disease) that has a colony of giant albatrosses (wing span 250 cm!!). The colony was not very dense and you had to stay on a boardwalk to not disturb the nests but it was still ok. We had to ride under a driving hail and that was not so fun. Don't get closer then 10 m of the albatrosses! Lots of neat Albatrosses flying around and for once they have a more or less predictable flight path that makes them easier to...

Saw petrels, yellow-billed albatross, many elephant seals, and a number of Antarctic fur seals.

Made it here in a tremendous time given the high winds and strong currents. Passed a 30 foot ketch. British crew. Exchanged pleasantries and weather reports. We gave them some of our beer and they gave us a batch of chicken tikka, naan, and vindaloo paste that was very...

Nesting albatrosses and a lot of Antarctic fur seals and...