We arrived onto Gold Harbour amongst rays of sunshine, and this was a real highlight of our trip to South Georgia. It is often described as being the “jewel in the island’s crown”, which is no wonder in view of the dramatic mountain scenery and hanging glacier. As always, we were greeted onto the beach by inquisitive king penguins and a couple of fur seals, looking for a fight! This island is also home to elephant seals, huge beasts that can weigh up to 4 tonnes…so you definitely wouldn’t mess with them!We also had the pleasure of meeting some gorgeous little penguins, called Gentoo penguins, which waddle around like little balls of black and white fluff and are really adorable. Giant petrel and light mantled sooty albatross are also an amazing feature here, magnificent birds. Our afternoon zodiac cruise to Cooper Bay was wet and windy, but we were still able to have the pleasure of seeing some macaroni penguins hopping on the rocks and of course lots more fur seals, who like to raise their heads from under the water to take a look at what we are doing.
