photo by Laurie Allread
December 1, 2011 and December 2, 2011
The days were spent cruising north to Macquarie Island. The time was spent attending lectures, cleaning our gear for our anticipated visit to Macquarie Island. The sea was rough with swells up to 20 -22 feet which was enough to cause some passengers to stay in their cabins. Other passengers boldly ventured outside on the fly bridge.
(This is Laurie’s fourth visit to Antarctica. She is blogging her way through this epic month-long Antarctica cruise; the Kapitan Khlebnikov’s Ross Sea Centennial Voyage. Tune in for daily updates from the field. Pictures from Laurie’s past Antarctica travels are found on her website.)
This looks like such an incredible place to visit, I have dreamed to visit Antarctica for sometime now.
An interesting point about Macquarie Island is that recently Australian Government officials have attmpted to extermine the feral cat and rabbit population. I am not sure whether they succeeded however it was necessary to prevent damage to the bird population.
Thanks Leo! Unfortunately, this is a common problem in a lot of isolated island environments, but it is promising to see governments being proactive. If you know of any additional details, I'd be interested in hearing about the Australian gov't successes...
Antartica is the most beautiful place.Thanks for Sharing.
Macquarie island is amazing place on antarctica