14 Feb 2019
Wild Welcome at Macquarie Island
Image (c) M.Thomassen
Our journey south has been marred by bad weather, however, we were granted a brief window in which to enjoy the experience of communing among the proliferation of wildlife Aussie rocky outpost Macquarie Island sustains. Landing at Sandy Bay saw us navigating hundreds of lazing Elephant Seals, the squawk and jostle of inquisitive King and Royal and Penguins, Giant Petrels and feisty Skuas as we explored the bay. With heavy afternoon swells around Spirit of Enderby and high waves at our landing sites preventing our visit to the Australian Antarctic Base, we cruised alongside the massive King Penguin colony at Lusitania Bay on the southern tip of the island where the theatrics and ceremony of thousands of the dapper birds blanketing the beach was endlessly fascinating.
12 Feb 2019
Image (c) Heritage Expeditions Enveloped in a light fog and eerie calm, Enderby Island greets us with views of the resident Sandy Bay Hooker Sea Lio…READ MORE
09 Feb 2019
Image (c) HDohn We crept into the Port of Bluff in the early hours of pre-dawn darkness and dropped anchor. After a final breakfast we farewelled ou…READ MORE
03 Feb 2019
Image (c) Heritage Expeditions Yesterday we saw our ninth species of penguin and enjoyed watching of a pod of 12 Humpback Whales as we navigated the…READ MORE
