Antarctic Terns are a fairly common sight throughout Antarctica.
The Snowy Sheathbill is the only land based bird in Antarctica. A scavenger that will eat anything and along with the skua’s are the main predators’ of penguin chicks and eggs as well as new born seals.
Sunset over South Georgia. We are now underway for a more than 800 mile 2 day passage south to Elephant Island located at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. We are heading into one of the most remote foreboding bodies of water on earth. Rough seas are in the forecast ahead. You know it is going to be bad when seasick bags appear at 4 foot intervals throughout the ship.
