Shackleton Walk

In the afternoon we joined other hikers to retrace the last leg of Shackleton's heroic journey to save his men. Fortuna Bay to Stromness, 6km / 4m.
DSC 7521  Get off my beach! DSC 7522  Which was exactly what we were doing. DSC 7528  We watched The World sail out of Fortuna Bay. DSC 7530  Giant Petrel. DSC 7536 DSC 7539
DSC 7543  Made it to the Lake at halfway point. DSC 7544 DSC 7548 DSC 7549 DSC 7561  Jonathan Shackleton talked about his famous ancestor DSC 7580
DSC 7583 DSC 7586 DSC 7609 : Caroline, Stephen Coney DSC 7611 DSC 7617  We reached to viewpoint over Stromness... DSC 7618  ... and on cue The World sailed into view.
DSC 7630 DSC 7646 DSC 7649 DSC 7659 DSC 7662 DSC 7666  We saw this little guy with fishing netting around his neck, which would eventually kill it. Members of our expedetion team manged to cut it off and give it a chance again.
DSC 7667  Stromness whaling station. DSC 7670 DSC 7709  Kings at Stromness. DSC 7716  Fur seals at Stromness.