Half Moon Island – Journey Back
Last day on the peninsula. That morning, we made our last stop at Half Moon Island. This Island lies in the entrance to Moon Bay, between Livingston and Greenwich Islands. The 2 km long island is crescent-shaped and home to approximately 3,300 breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins. Antarctic terns, skuas, kelp gulls, Wilson’s storm-petrels and […]
Port Lockroy – Trinity Island
On our 5th day, we landed at Port Lockroy. Port Lockroy is comprised of Jougla Point and Goudier Island, both of which are home to numerous nesting gentoo penguins. There is a fascinating museum inside the old British Antarctic Survey (BAS) hut on Goudier Island. One room within the hut is also a post office […]