We spent another gorgeous day in South Georgia. Offering guests an early morning landing gave some the opportunity to hike the last section of Shackleton’s journey walking from Fortuna bay ending in Stromness Harbour. The conditions were beautiful and they lasted with us throughout the afternoon, where we went ashore at Grytviken an old whaling station that is now manned year-round by workers of the British Antarctic Survey.
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- 28 Feb 2018
Fortuna Bay, Stromness Harbour, Maiviken & Grytviken, South Georgia, 2/28/2018, National Geographic Explorer
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Amy Malkoski, Naturalist/Expedition Diver
Amy was raised near Cape Cod in coastal Marion, Massachusetts, and her relationship with the ocean and nature has always been an active one. Her parents, avid divers and marine biologists, introduced her to the underwater world when she was very youn...
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Bradford McArthur has been shooting film and photos since the 1990's (pre-digital dinosaur!) Committed to filming isolated regions and untold stories through a message of conservation, McArthur founded Forever Exploring Productions in 2009. As a form...
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