Day 24 - We arrive at Perseverance Harbour, Campbell Island

10 February 2014

We went from over 6000metres deep today up to 50metres over the course of 50 miles as we approached Campbell Island. This shallower water is nutrient rich from the deep upwellings evident by the thousands of sooty shearwaters and various albatross species we came across chasing fish.

I felt so relieved to see Campbell Island after having spent so many days at sea. Again it suddenly appeared through the fog with Jacquemart Island revealing itself first (where the Campbell Island snipe was discovered by DOC in 1997). The wind was absolutely howling as we came into Perserverance Harbour greeted by sealions, yello eyed penguins and albatross. I would describe this place as similar to doubtful sound in the south island New Zealand with tussock covered mountains in low fog.

Feeding frenzy of sooty shearwaters and albatross. It is important to remember that these albatross have a windspan of over 2.5m

Campbell albatross

Bullers albatross

Cape Petrel

I think this is a White capped albatross

Shy albatross

Light mantled sooty albatross

Passing Jacquemart Island on the left where they found the last of the campbell island snipe

Arriving at perserverance harbour