Day 69

  Signy base and Shack

  The Shack

  Elephant Seals at the base

  More Elephant seals

  Elephant seals on jetty

  Fur Seal

  Chinstrap penguin and chick

We got onto Signy island at 2100 last night. On the approach, I first heard, then saw and finally smelt the 50 or so teenage elephant seals that had also made the base their home.  We took a walk to look at the ship and the surrounding area, trying to avoid the fur seals.

Signy base is a small summer base, with 6 permanent staff. The main science done there is penguin/seal tagging and studying the mosses.

This morning we walked from Signy base, over the island to another base. It was great to stretch the legs and get onto some rock again.

We have a couple more cargo stops around the island today then heading for Stanley tonight, ETA Faulklands, Friday.