My son and I ashore in Grytviken.
What I woke up to find this morning when I went for breakfast.
What I woke up to find this morning when I went for breakfast.
Greetings from the South Atlantic!
- Thread starter BarryW
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Wonderful experiences Barry.
I take it you visited Shackleton's grave? (Only because I see the church behind you and your lad).
Bad pic due to the rotors intruding into the image!!
Grytviken Church.
Bad pic due to the rotors intruding into the image!!
Grytviken Church.
Sadly the grave area was out of bounds as evidence of avian flu have recently been found around the grave area. The grave is some way away from the church.
The authorities are very careful about bio security and we have to go through lots of checks before going ashore. I must have had to step in a dozen or more chemical dips while moving around. The specialist expeditionary cruise lines are heavily involved in conservation in the area and are very much part of the solution here with their onboard biologists etc.
Barry, does the British Antarctic Survey team still have a base on S Georgia?
Yes indeed, it is quite a significant size too at Grytviken.
They were the reason we visited in 86. Plus mail delivery!!!
We had free reign to look all over Grytviken, very interesting looking at the damaged whaling boats, harpoon heads and bronze lying all over the place.
The wildlife was astounding. I waited ages to capture a pic of a pup waiting for a feed from its mother.
We had free reign to look all over Grytviken, very interesting looking at the damaged whaling boats, harpoon heads and bronze lying all over the place.
The wildlife was astounding. I waited ages to capture a pic of a pup waiting for a feed from its mother.
A few more pics of Grytviken. It really is an amazing place.
Looks totally different without all the snow and ice!!!!
Today we are getting ‘more normal’ South Georgia’ weather apparently. We have had it lucky over the last few days. Off to The Falklands later.
It’s another damp foggy day in the South Atlantic. Should arrive tomorrow at Port Stanley and I am signed up to a coach tour of the battlefields. Hopefully I will have a chance to sample a local beer as well, I am told that they brew a nice porter and a light ale.
If anyone in Stanley complains about missing tv aerials tell them I'm sorry but they are somewhere in the harbour!!!
Enjoy the visit and the tour Barry.
Curiously, George Sutton, the man who led an expedition to survey the interior of South Georgia, lived two doors up from me. I know because I tried to buy his house, it was packed with paintings, photos and memorabilia. Absolutely fascinating man, he wrote a book about his trip.
A great day at Port Stanley
A bus tour of the battlefields then a pint of Iron Lady ale at The Victory pub.
A bus tour of the battlefields then a pint of Iron Lady ale at The Victory pub.
I’m very envious Barry, my father fought on Mt. Longdon and I’ve always wanted to see where he was. The RAF thought it much more fun to send me to Saudi Arabia for a four month detachment instead of the FI’s - no beer in Arabia
Hope you don't mind Barry but a few pics from 86.
Stanley and the approach the ground forces would have fought over.
Stanley from the Sound.
A downed Pukara.
A few locals.
Stanley and the approach the ground forces would have fought over.
Stanley from the Sound.
A downed Pukara.
A few locals.
There were only two bars back in the day as I recall - the Globetrotter and the (posher) Upland Goose.
Steve
There are a lot more now. The population has grown from around 1800 to 3700 plus the military of about 600. I saw two pubs and a ‘party bar’ between where we landed and up the hill to the Victory. I am sure there are more. The Falklands is prospering and even their youth are mainly choosing to return after Uni (85%). They had some Zimbabwean mine clearers based there for some years, many decided to stay and live there after their contract. People love it there and I can see why.
Full respect to your father. They certainly fought in some tough conditions. The territory they had to cross to attack Mnt Longdon was formidable.
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