Today we made landfall in South Georgia in the early hours
of the morning. The wind was gusting to
50 knots so we could not do the planned zodiac cruise at Cooper Bay. Instead
the ship headed into Drygalski fjord where it was nice and sheltered and we had
beautiful views of the glaciers and peaks.
It is interesting seeing green vegetation again! There are no trees, but there are a few
vascular plants including tussock grass close to the shore. We passed a king penguin rookery and were
accompanied by a few swimming penguins as well as fur seals.
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| I provided commentary from the bridge as we cruised through the Fjord. |
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| Views of the peaks around the fjord with large glaciers, caving to the ocean. |
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| More peaks and glaciers! |
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| Banded gneiss making up the remnant of Gondwana land. |
After cruising the fjord, we headed back to Cooper Bay to
see if the wind had died down – it has not, in fact it seemed to be fiercer not
less! The decision was made to try to see if we operate at Gold Harbour, so off
we headed up the coast. We arrived at a
beautiful bay with high peaks and glaciers, but lots of swell. We made an abortive attempt to get zodiac on
tour, but the swell was very severe so it was not safe for the guests. After dressing up and standing around for a
couple of hours, Robin finally called the whole thing off. That was our last attempt
as we had run out of time and options, so we then continued to sail to
Grytviken where we will anchor for the night and then go ashore in the
morning.
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| Bedded turbidites 140 - 170 Ma above Gold Harbour. |
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