tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234405222024-03-24T06:54:44.448+13:00Keeping in touch with Mark YungnickelMark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.comBlogger642125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-54819558635838707952014-09-09T21:43:00.001+12:002014-09-09T21:44:09.121+12:00DAY 8 to 10 - Motu, Taro, Humpback Whales, Diving, Reef SharksDAY 8 to 10 - Motu, Taro, Humpback Whales, Diving, Reef Sharks<br />
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With a rare westerly wind blowing for the last few days and diving having to be cancelled we were happy when it switched direction so I could get in the water snorkelling and kayaking again and do the slast dives. <br />
I did my first night dive which was a bit of an experience with the inflorescene when we turned our torches off, we also did a deep dive in front of the matavai resort and then to the catacombs where we saw a turtle, and crayfish in the caves.<br />
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Also went out for one last kayak and fish in the north of the island and came across several curious sharks and some wahoo that we saw jumping out of the water probably trying to get away from them.<br />
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I wanted to go out on a fishing charter as I hadnt been able to catch any tuna or wahoo in the kayak but they were fully booked so will have to wait until next time.<br />
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Overall this was a wicked place to travel to with plenty of exciting things to do so we will be back for sure. <br />
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Hikulagi Sculpture Park<br />
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Taro and shellfish - the taro was amazing but I will leave the shellfish to the locals<br />
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Ahi baked us up some coconut and it was surprisingly good. We tried <br />
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We got on another bike trail through the forest and biked to Motu<br />
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The flat vegetation on the coast at Motu<br />
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Step ladder down to the coral reef<br />
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We had a look around the caves at Motu but could not find the entrance into the main cavern below us.<br />
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I went down to the Liku sea track to hang out and spotted a humpback whale spouting. This was the first whale sited by anyone in over a week. We jumped in the car and went down the coast in the hope to catch it but were only able to spot it at a distance through the binoculars.<br />
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Snorkelling off the outer reef at Liku we saw a white tipped reef shark<br />
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New coconut sprouting<br />
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The Vaihoko sea track was the most overgrown track we had been to.<br />
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Fossilied coral<br />
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We went back to talava arches and I popped the question to Karen under one of the arches<br />
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We celebrated by going to the Matavai Resort buffet dinner and fire dance night<br />
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Tahiono Retreat in Liku VillageMark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-30901987276286422782014-09-09T21:00:00.002+12:002014-09-09T21:12:19.825+12:00Day 5 to 7 - The sites along the western side of the islandDay 5 to 7 - Biking, Vaikona Chasm, Liku Coastal Walk, Uga hunting, Togo Chasm, Anapala Chasm<br />
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We stayed the rest of our time on the island at the Tahiono Retreat in Liku village. It was a very different experience staying away from all the other tourists for a more authentic niuean experience. I have especially enjoyed eating fresh coconut every day with my favourites being the half ripe ones with soft flesh and fizzy zingy water.<br />
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We borrowed bikes from Mark and Ahi and did the Huvalu Forest loop mountain bike track<br />
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Taro fields alongside the road<br />
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Some old forest within the Huvalu Forest conservation area<br />
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Mark took us for a big walk along the Liku coast. We were dropped off at Vaikona Chasm and walked back along the reef to Liku Village. <br />
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Coastal forest getting out to the Viakona Chasm<br />
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Vaikona Chasm - it was really tricky and dangerous to get down into but really beautiful<br />
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Trying to follow the overgrown path to the reef<br />
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The waves were hammering the reef<br />
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Hermit Crab<br />
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From the reef there is a steep cliff which somehow crabs (hermit crabs and coconut crabs) can climb<br />
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Every so often a large wave would surge right up over the reef<br />
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Liku coast <br />
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There were areas where the flat reef turned into steep surge pools and every time a large wave crashed onto the cliff it would splash up into the pools<br />
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Looking back over where we had walked<br />
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Like the rest of the island we went to the wash away cafe for a couple of beers and burgers in Avatele<br />
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I was told if you go out into the coastal forest at night you could see Uga (coconut crabs) and I was not dissapointed. The crabs were everywhere some big and some small. They had some really sharp claws on them that im sure they could take a finger off with.<br />
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Anapala Chasm - we followed a path through the forest and down into this freshwater chasm. The used to be the source of freshwater on the island where the locals would have to come and collect water in coconut shells.<br />
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A fish in the pool at the bottom<br />
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I went for a swim but was not tempted to go too far into the dark depths of the chasm<br />
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Looking out to sea from the canoe landing site at Anapala<br />
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This information signs were found throughout the island<br />
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The sharp rouged rocks on the way down to Togo Chasm<br />
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Togo Chasm was very different to the other ones. We had to climb down a steep ladder to a sandy bottom with scattered coconut trees and a small stagnant freshwater pool <br />
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From the chasm there was a small entrance to where the sea was surging into a small caveMark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-40473448595963963252014-09-09T20:02:00.001+12:002014-09-09T20:02:13.117+12:00Day 3 & 4 - Kayaking and DivingDay 3 & 4 - Avaiki Caves, Inner reef Hikatavake Village, Kayaking Mutalau Village, Diving (Sea snake gully, bubble cave)<br />
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We explored some more sights along the western side of the island and found some great spots for snorkelling. I also started the first of my dives as part of my advanced diving course. The water was a lot cooler than I had expected and the visibility and intactness of the reefs and sea life was incredible.<br />
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My favourite snorkelling pools within the inner reef at the Hikatavake Village. You have to snorkel at low tide otherwise the waves crash across the pools reducing visibilty<br />
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The crystal blue waters of the inner reef pools that were filled with fish<br />
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A quick stop for lunch<br />
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We stopped at the highest point on the island nearToi Village (northern part of island) at 69m <br />
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We followed the sea track down from the Mutalau Village to find only a small break on the reef, the perfect chance to get out in our inflatable kayak<br />
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Once offshore we snorkelled from the kayak to see the outer reef<br />
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This is looking straight down on the reef where it drops off almost vertically from 10m to over several thousand metres. This is why whales and big game fish are seen so close to shore<br />
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We paddled out to a fish aggregation device used to help fishermen catch fish<br />
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Below the surface as far as I could see were hundreds of rainbow runners (similar to a NZ kingfish) <br />
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A hawk moth we saw flying around with its big proboscis<br />
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Lakepa Village sea track - the windward east coast was very different to other parts of the island <br />
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The village information centre had some great information about the local fish and Uga (coconut crabs)<br />
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Alofi village with a bank, post office, bakery, post office, police station and supermarket</div>
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Avaiki Caves<br />
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There was a side passage through the limestone caves where we ended up above the main pool and cavern<br />
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The pools at the Avaiki Caves were really special. <br />
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There were also plenty of pools within the inner reef near the caves to explore<br />
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Walking along the inner reef at low tide<br />
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I was totally surprised at how well the reefs have been preserved compared to other islands and the number so fish thriving within the reef<br />
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Angel fish<br />
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Camoflaged crabs on the coral<br />
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If you walk north along the reef you then come to Palaha Caves another very cool cave system full of stalactites and stalacmites.<br />
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Hio beach - the only real beach on the island<br />
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Real nice highlighter coral found in one of the rock pools<br />
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We went out for a fish right before sunset. <br />
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We didn't have much luck but it was great just to be out there<br />
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We stayed out and watched the sun set<br />
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While in alofi we stayed at Kololis guesthouse. Basic accomodation with everything you need but beware of the roosters that crow all night long. You will need your ear plugs<br />
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I decided to do my advanced divers certificate which involves 5 dives. Launching the boat from Avatele Wharf for our 1 minute ride to snake gully. This was a nice dive with plenty of sea snakes. We were able to hold them and they would sort of curl up and slither through your hands, they are poisonous but there mouths are too small to bite humans.<br />
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We also dived 'bubble cave' this was a neat dive where we swam through several caves (we neede torches) and surfaced within a dark pressurised limestone cave. Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-34996803056894836362014-09-09T18:55:00.002+12:002014-09-09T19:04:17.436+12:00Escaping the New Zealand Winter to Niue - DAY 1 to 28th to 19th July 2014<br />
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Niue has been on my bucket list for years, a small, unique, untouched remote island in the pacific with some of the best visiablity for diving in the world. If your the outdoors type of person in for a bit of adventure and exploring then Niue is the place for you. Karen and I had a wicked 10 days visiting different parts of the island by bike, kayak, boat, car and foot.<br />
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We started off with a crazy morning after packing the wrong passport and almost missing our flight, so it was great feeling to get on the plane for the 3 1/2hr trip to Niue. We arrived to warm sunny tropical island weather, friendly faces and locals playing island music - a great way to start our holiday. <br />
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The first few days we stayed in alofi and explored the western side of the island before moving over to the other side of the island and staying in the small village of Liku. We did the island orientation tour to make sure we did not miss any of the best spots before jumping in a rental with mask, snorkel, togs and walking shoes to see all the main sites along the alofi west coast. <br />
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<b>DAY 1 & 2 </b>- Western side of the island - Alofi, Matapa Chasm, Limu Pools, Talava Arches, and hundreds of sea tracks<br />
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Arriving on the once a week flight to Alofi airport<br />
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A nice hot typical sunny day in Niue<br />
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Vaka - a wooden canoe used by the locals to catch fish<br />
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Trying to spot some whales from one of the sea tracks along the Alofi coast<br />
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Beautiful Island sunset from Tomb Point<br />
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What an awesome way to finish our first day on the island at Jenna's buffet dinner full of yummy niuean food like uga soup, fresh wahoo marinated in coconut milk<br />
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An awesome wooden statue dish I have ever seen<br />
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The night ended in a few performances from some of the local kids however most of them were missing with the school holidays having gone to NZ<br />
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The coastal tracks were crawling with thes blue tailer skinks.<br />
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This ring round goes around the island <br />
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Limu Pools - great place to snorkel abundant with fish, glad i had my 3mm wetsuit as it was still a little chilly<br />
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Poisonous sea snake in Limu pools<br />
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Me jumping off the cliff at Matapa Chasm. Another nice area for snorkelling but best during the middle of the day when the sun is overhead<br />
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Ruins of a building destroyed in cyclone Heta in December 2003/January 2004. These abandoned buildings litter the island which are laregly overgrown in tropical scrub.<br />
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Peniaminas Grave - the grave of the man that brought christianity to the island in 1846<br />
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The coastline had endless caves to explore<br />
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Fossilised coral found on the inner reef<br />
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View out to sea showing the shallow inner reef that you can walk across at low tide<br />
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Coconut gathering - the locals had an easier way where they used a hook on a long piece of bamboo<br />
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Checking out one of hundreds of sea tracks <br />
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Talava arches - my favourite place on the island. You take a 30minute walk through coastal forest to these three massive arches with caves surrounding. <br />
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Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-70663793999823592502014-09-02T18:53:00.002+12:002014-09-02T18:53:14.977+12:00Nelson taste trail27th April 2014<br />
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After finishing our Abel Tasman trek we took the bus to Mapua where we stayed with some old kayaking friends. Thanks Alison and Mike for a warm bed, cooked dinner and all we could eat apples and kiwifruit, just what we needed after a few days of hard tramping. Today we borrowed some bikes and followed the taste trail on the ferry to Rabbit Island before and cycling out to Richmond. <br />
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Right in kiwifruit season and staying with Mike and Alison we tried the new red variety of kiwifruit.<br />
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We rode down to the wharf and caught the ferry across from Mapua to Rabbit Island<br />
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Rabbit Island<br />
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The trail goes all the way into Nelson and as far as Motueka. <br />
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The landscape kept changing as we rode past orchards full of apples, parks, factories, farms, estuaries........<br />
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After lunch and a craft beer in Richard we headed back.<br />
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Cycling through the pine forests of Rabbit Island<br />
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Then we jumped on a late flight back to Auckland. I thought the Air NZ sick bag was very cool.Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-54326584431565558062014-09-02T18:48:00.004+12:002014-09-02T19:02:40.280+12:00Abel Tasman Great Walk<a href="http://www.docstoc.com/docs/172338611/abel-tasman-coast-track-map.pdf"></a>23rd to 26th April 2014<br />
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With the heaphy track closed due to hundreds of trees down from the storm the next best option was the Abel Tasman Great Walk. We had a fantastic 4 days on the track very different to other great walks with alternative high tide and low tide tracks, numerous beaches and bays, detours, forest paths, and coastal tracks. Having kayaked part of the Abel Tasman last year it was neat to trek it as it gave it a completely different perspective of this unique scenic National Park.<br />
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<b>DAY 1 - Wainui to Waiharakeke Bay</b><br />
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We caught a shuttle to the track start at the track from the northern Wainui Car Park end<br />
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Wainui Bay as we climbed and climbed higher and higher up the coastal track. We packed a lot of food so were feeling the load.<br />
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After twisting our way from the forest back down into the valley we came across Whariwharangi Hut - a cute little hut only a couple of minutes from the beach<br />
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Beach at Whariwharangi Bay<br />
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Whariwharangi Bay<br />
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We continued out to Seperation point where a few seals were a couple of seals were waiting for us<br />
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Then it was onto Mutton Cove for lunch<br />
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We our late start and all our stops and detours we arrived at Totaranui Bay later than expected but decided to go to our planned campsite. This is looking down onto Totarabui Bay <br />
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Fantastic colours in the sky as we headed down past Goats Bay to arrive at the Waiharakeke Campsite in pitch black. <br />
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<b>DAY 2 - Waiharakeke Bay to Torrent Bay</b><br />
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Cooking up breakfast at the Waiharakeke campsite<br />
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We had a quick stop at Waiharakeke Bay beach before we set off for the day<br />
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We arrived for the crossing over the Awaroa Inlet to the Awaroa Hut with perfect timing for our first estuary crossing<br />
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The water was still a little deep in places from the swollen streams due to the rain but it was lots of fun<br />
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We stopped for a snack and cleaning our feet at Awaroa Hut before heading on our way<br />
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We climbed up into the forest and were rewarded with this awesome view of Awaroa Inlet<br />
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Introduced German Wasp<br />
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Newly constructed boardwalk at Onetahuti Bay<br />
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Onetahuti Bay<br />
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Looking down onto Bark Bay<br />
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Bark Bay Hut - very familiar to me after having slept here on my kayak trip last year<br />
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We had a small detour for a swim in the estuary<br />
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Mass of beach forest and brown poisoned pines part of the pest control programs going on in the park<br />
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I was very surprised to come across a heap of fancy batches as we came down into Torrent Bay as we stopped for the day at Torrent Bay campsite <br />
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<b>DAY 3 - Torrent Bay to Te Pukatea Bay (detour up Falls River Track)</b><br />
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We had to get up at the crack of dawn to take the high tide loop to Anchorage to join our canyoning tour. Unfortunately when we arrived at Anchorage Hut a message was waiting for us to say that the tour was cancelled with the rain. After speaking with the ranger we filled our day up with side tracks and walks in the area and off we went.<br />
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Just another back country meal - dehydrated baked beans, hash browns and scrambled egg for breakfast.<br />
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The large comfy anchorage hut.<br />
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Anchorage Beach in Torrent Bay<br />
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Earlier we took the high tide track right round the estuary but when we came back to do the Falls River Track we took the 1hr shortcut across the mud flats.<br />
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Crystal clear stream on the Falls River Track<br />
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Cascade Falls<br />
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At the top of the track we joined the Falls River and stopped for some lunch<br />
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Having a dip in the river<br />
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The ranger told us about a female longfin eel in the pool which came straight to us when we fed it a piece of luncheon<br />
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Small drops and Falls <br />
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Once back at Anchorage we headed out to Pit Head to set up camp at Te Pukatea Bay. This is looking down on the bay and campsite just in from the kayak. This was by far my favourite campsite right on the beach<br />
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Walk out to Pitt Head for sunset<br />
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Pitt Head<br />
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We had a clear stary nights<br />
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DAY 4 - Te Pukatea Bay to Marahau<br />
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Trying to finish off all the leftovers for breakfast to make our packs lite for the day day of walking<br />
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Te Pukatea Bay with early morning sun. What a nice beach and great view to wake up to.<br />
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Looking back down across towards Anchorage <br />
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We stopped at a few Bays off from the high track. This is Adele Island is the distance.<br />
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After lunch at Coquille Bay we followed the coast around and saw this single tree all by itself on this rock island<br />
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We reach the end of the National Park<br />
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Our last few steps before finishing the track at the information shelter<br />
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The sculpture museum at the end of the track was really neat full of New Zealand themed carvings. These were two Moas<br />
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Maori face carvings<br />
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Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-14443445803938849432014-09-01T21:28:00.003+12:002014-09-01T21:28:53.653+12:00Golden Bay - Takaka, Collingwood, Farewell spit19th to 22nd April 2014<br />
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Karen organised a secret mistery trip away............well it was secret until a week before we left and my little sister who was sworn to secrecy asked me what we were going to do when we got to Nelson.<br />
Lesson learned = Anna cant keep secrets. But that was ok as I was unsure what we were to do when we got there.<br />
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After the country had a complete battering by a huge storm (the aftermath of cyclone that ripped through pacific and flattened parts of the west coast) we were unsure if we would even be able to get on the plane. We did and our adventure began. Once in Nelson we jumped on a bus and ended up in Takaka a small little town in Takaka - the weather meant swollen rivers and trees were down everywhere so our plans to go canyoning, kayaking on the Abel Tasman, walk the Heaphy Track and do a farewell tour trip were all cancelled. The first time Karen has ever been organised for a holiday, I think someone was trying to tell us something :-) We made the most of it and ended up having a great time doing our own tour visiting all the sights in Takaka including the springs, salmon farm, and doing a few walks, trying a few local craft beers, walking out onto farewell spit and then walking the abel tasman. <br />
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Waikato river from the air on our way south<br />
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After a short stop in Wellington we arrived in the sunny Nelson<br />
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TAKAKA <br />
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Living it up in our cabin in Takaka<br />
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We hired a car for a couple of days and went out to the Te Waikoropupu springs<i></i><br />
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The actual springs looked a bit shit on this day as it just rained and rained. The water itself is as clear as pure water at 63m visibility. <br />
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Ford on the road with the high streams<br />
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We made our way into the hills to do the Pupu hydro walkway track just as the sun came out<br />
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This was a nice track through some native bush that take you from the power station right up into the hills where they divert water from the stream along a channel to create the drop into the power station. <br />
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We saw several fantails in their black phase which is common in the south island. We also saw some robins and even a pair of NZ falcons land in a tree above us.<br />
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Once at the highest point in the hills there is a weir part of the stream is diverted along the cliff face through a small canal while the natural stream drops into the valley.<br />
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From walking track to boardwalk the canal even passes over manmade bridges <br />
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It is quite narrow and steep at times <br />
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Happy fantail showing off<br />
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At the end of the canal/tailrace the diverted stream shoots down a large pipe and into the power station below.<br />
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We visitied the Anatoki Salmon Farm. They give you a fishing road and a basic lure and catch your own fish. We were sitting around the lake watching all these people trying every way to catch a fish with no luck then on my first cast I caught a fish before Karen even got her rod into the water. <br />
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You pay by the kg and then they cook it up for you<br />
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Smaller fish ponds that are used to bring the fish up to a certain weight before they catch them to send to the shops or be released into the pools to be caught by tourists.<br />
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Our yummy fresh smoked salmon lunch <br />
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Next stop before it go dark we headed to the Rawhiti Caves<br />
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After a nice walk along the river and then up the hillside we came to this cool little cave.<br />
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Although not very big, this cave was really unique<br />
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This cave is famous for its phytokarsts where plants and calcium grow together. That is why the stalactites grow towards the lights.<br />
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The Labyrinth Rock path was full of different passages, caves and tunnels. <br />
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One of the routes<br />
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We had a trip out to the Wainui falls<br />
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Footbridge over the river<br />
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COLLINGWOOD AND FAREWELL SPIT <br />
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Next destination farewell spit<br />
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Evidence of the storm on the road out to farewell spit<br />
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We decided to do the big loop right the way out along the dune as far as your allowed to walk<br />
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Furtherest point along the spit before heading across to the northern side of the dune<br />
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We disturbed a large flock of canadian geese<br />
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Looking across towards the end of the spit<br />
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Mini mountain of sand on the spit<br />
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Kms and km of sand all the way out to the end of the spit<br />
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It was not hard to find some fossils at fossil point<br />
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We drove all the way across to Wharariki beach, one of the most stunning beaches in the country<br />
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We spotted this NZ fur seal with its pups in a small cave<br />
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We took the 'hill top'coastal walk from Wharariki beach to the lighthouse at Pillar Point where we left our car<br />
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It was a really spectacular walk along this rouged coastline<br />
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The arch at Cape Farewell<br />
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From the observation platform we saw seasl swimming<br />
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Looking out across farewell spit from the Pillar Point lighthouse <br />
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Shag at Collinwood estuary<br />
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Sunset over Collingwood<br />
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Pied Oyster Catches at sunset from Collingwood beachMark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-16048169793220228812014-09-01T17:56:00.001+12:002014-09-01T17:56:20.948+12:00End of Summer8th & 9th March 2014<br />
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With the end of summer approaching Cousin Jo's had her wedding in the settled month of March. We had a great party out near Bethels Beach.<br />
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We also checked out Lake Wainamu an inland lake and Bethels Beach.<br />
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Mike sweating it up at the Ceremony<br />
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Karen looking her best<br />
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We had an awesome time jumping off the sand dunes and swimming in the lake. It was a neat walk up the stream bed and then back along the dunes.Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-67236241198687885412014-08-17T16:19:00.001+12:002014-08-17T16:19:54.773+12:00How to get to Antarctica?This is a question a lot of people ask me now thats im one of the lucky few that have had the chance to visit one of the worlds most remote places is - HOW DO YOU GET TO ANTARCTICA?<br />
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First of all you have to really want to go. Its going be time consuming, cost a lot, and take a lot of planning.<br />
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Why do you want to go? and what do you want to achieve?<br />
Do you want to go as a tourist, base staff or field researcher?<br />
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LINKS<br />
For information on travelling to Scott Base:<br />
<a href="http://antarcticanz.govt.nz/travelling-to-antarctica">http://antarcticanz.govt.nz/travelling-to-antarctica</a><br />
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For research scholarships:<br />
<a href="http://antarcticanz.govt.nz/scholarships-fellowships">http://antarcticanz.govt.nz/scholarships-fellowships</a><br />
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For vacancies at scott base:<br />
<a href="http://www.bfound.net/login.aspx?coid=1582">http://www.bfound.net/login.aspx?coid=1582</a><br />
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For voyages to the Ross Sea:<br />
<a href="http://heritage-expeditions.com/cruises-expeditions-in-antarctica-voyages/">http://heritage-expeditions.com/cruises-expeditions-in-antarctica-voyages/</a><br />
Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-5754372605028520972014-08-17T16:17:00.003+12:002014-08-17T16:17:27.454+12:00Ross Sea Enderby Scholarship ReportI have captured some of the highlights and photos from the trip in my Enderby Scholarship report. Have a quick read for a summary of what to expect on the Ross Sea Antarctica: In the Wake of Scott and Shackleton Expedition.<br />
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With reflection on the entire trip as a whole it has been a trip of a lifetime. I have visited some of the worlds most remote untouched places, had amazing rare wildlife encounters unique to each and every trip that head south. My experience in Antarctica is definitely not completely fulfilled and I will definitely be back one way or another.<br />
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I feel privileged to have been able to do this at such a young age rather than in 40 years time. Hopefully having seen these amazing places I will have the chance to advocate for their protection and keep the doorway open for others to have the ability to visit these wonders like I have.<br />
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It feels weird to be back on solid ground with internet, cell phones, work, having to cook and just being back amongst everyday society. I wanna go back already : )<br />
Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-23987149850577318742014-04-16T18:07:00.000+12:002014-04-16T18:07:56.487+12:00Day 29 - Arrive in Bluff and back home to Auckland15 February 2014<br />
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Our ship was piloted into Bluff at 2am where we docked and woke to our last breakfast on the ship before NZ biosecurity and passport control came on board to do the formalities. It seems like a strange process filling out the customs forms asking what country you have spent most time away – writing Antarctica seems weird so AT SEA seemed more appropriate.<br />
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It was one of those times where you are sad to say goodbye to everyone after having spent such a long time together getting to know each other but at the same time your happy to be going home and getting back to your other life.<br />
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I bussed from Invercargill to Dunedin and flew back to Auckland from there. <br />
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The captain had reduced our speed overnight to arrive at the Snares at first light. At 6am I was on deck as we approached the snares in the dark. As it got lighter and lighter masses of thousands of birds were flying everywhere.<br />
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Conditions were goods to zodiac so we explored the eastern side of the island (the flat side). It was neat terrain with mainly steep cliffs where buller albatross were nesting and flatter areas where snares crested penguins (and one fiordland crested penguin) were sitting on the rocks. <br />
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We explored some large caves and managed to see a snares tomtit and fernbird flying around. We went past the research base where we found lots of hookers sealions and NZ fur seals.<br />
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In comparision to the other penguin species we have seen these guys were very small.<br />
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I absolutely loved this island and the zodiac cruise was ten times better than expected.<br />
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With time ticking until the end of the expedition Greg and I had a look through the engine room. We saw the two main engines (there is always one working but usually two) with heat transfer for hot water, generation to power fridges and air con etc, and sewage treatment (must be drinkable when discharged). The boat carries 15 tonnes of oil and 300 tonnes of diesel. We had a good run on this trip with calm seas only using 120 tonnes of diesel over 4424km travelled, much less than normal although when you think about it this is a huge carbon footprint.<br />
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It was great to see Stewart Island late this afternoon and cruise along its southern tip as few New Zealanders get to do this. The size of the island is massive when it takes a few hours to pass. We waited at the northen end of the island on anchor as we dont join the pilot boat at the bluff heads until the early hours of the morning.<br />
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We had a sort of presentation with a slideshow of the trip that Scott made and an overview of everything we have achieved this trip. Its great to see everyone in the group all getting along so well with each other, everyone knows everyone and I even finally remember everyones names. There was a big fancy dinner tonight which was a nice way to finish off the trip. even the Russian crew had a few smiles on their faces, a first for many of them, I guess they are glad to be getting rid of us so they can get on with the 26 days solid sailing back home to Russia.<br />
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Everything is coming to an end here on the ship as we get further and further north to the snares. It is so warm on board it feels like summer and I got away with just wearing shorts and tshirts all day inside and out.<br />
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The highlight of today was the orcas that suddenly started swimming alongside the boat. There was a call over the speakers and I was off to catch a glimpse of several individuals alongside the boat. They stayed with us for several minutes as the pod of approximately 15 swam alongside the boat. The females seemed to get really close looking sideways up at us, but the males kept their distance. One large male threw itself up into the air causing a huge splash. It was an interesting encounter where they seemed just as curious as we were of them. We were told this was the best encounter with orcas the trip has ever had which make you feel so lucky to be in the right place at the right time for such a rare event.<br />
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Had a very detailed tutorial on photography today learning how to process images from Scott. It was great catching up with the advancements and detail of what you can do with post processing of images in modern day photography. It was a big learning curve and well needed tutorial for me.<br />
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Low early morning fog prevented the fittest of us from trekking up Mount Honey, Campbell Islands highest peak so instead we joined the zodiac cruise to the 3 different bays to some the Campbell island shag, teal, Antarctic terns, giant petrel, and sealions.<br />
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I had an unbelievably special afternoon. I followed the boardwalk up through the low fog to the hilltop breeding sites of the southern royal albatross. I was first up the track and say a baby newborn chick under its mother which was a special sight.<br />
Our group had a permit to get off the track and observe albatross up close so I sat amongst the fog on the hill watching albatrosses fly around and I even say one take off and another land.<br />
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The one that landed walked over to a nest and the birds were being very vocal so I came over for a closer look and ended up spending a couple of hours observing. They groomed each other and the female got off the nest which revealed a large egg that was STARTING TO HATCH. The male then took over incubating the egg from its partner and the female came across to me all curious and peaked at my shoes before walking up the hill and taking off. This is the first time I have seen a pair together and I felt very privileged to see these interactions especially that chick hatching.<br />
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A few of the other passengers saw snipe and yellow eyed penguins along the track.<br />
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With low fog continued to be forecast it was decided to leave Campbell Island for the Snares missing the chance to see the Campbell Island albatross and rockhopper penguins nesting on the northern coast of the island. Have to take the good with the bad as this afternoon made up for it.<br />
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The Chefs gave Greg and I a tour of the kitchen and food store rooms. There were over three levels right to the bottom of the ship and lifts to get the food up to the kitchen. It was interesting to see how it all worked and how even a month after we left that we were still getting crisp green lettuce salads.<br />
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THOUGHTS ABOUT SUB ANTARCTIC ISLAND MANAGEMENT<br />
It is so great to see what the removal of sheep, rats and other pests has done to this island. Wildlife is thriving and plant life is growing strongly and everyone involved in these programs has done a really good job. In saying that though I think this is the type of island that should be less restrictive in terms of visitor landings. It would be great to see proper permanent tracks cut and allow more people to experience this unique area to see what pest eraditication can do on such a big scale while at the same time not impacting on the environment. I think restricting islands like this as much as the New Zealand government has is not fair where you need to be in the know e.g. have to be a researcher to actually land here (like what happens with many other islands that DOC governs).<br />
Conservation is so important but its all about getting ordinary person involved through experiencing these special places so they can advocate for their preservation.<br />
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Antarctica also needs to be less restrictive for the same reason. I don’t want to see big cruise ships coming to the sub-antarctics or into the Ross Sea and I believe boats should have a government reps to make sure rules are followed but I think operators need to have more freedom to experience these places fully.<br />
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Zodiac cruise of Perserverance Harbour and bays<br />
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Campbell Island Royal Albatross nesting area<br />
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I joined a small group of the fit passengers this morning for an 8hr trek on the island. We explored a variety of terrain and landscape and were able to tick off the Campbell Island snipe and teal, hookers sealion, elephant seals, royal albatross, NZ pipit and yellow eyed penguins. <br />
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Our zodiac was created onshore by 8 female hookers sealions surfacing next to us and porpoising yellow eyed penguins.<br />
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My highlight was seeing all the royal albatross up close. I was so excited to see the first one and then they just kept popping up everywhere scattered throughout the tussock grasslands and herb fields. They were so big it is hard to describe – I guess you would call them large seagulls on steroids.<br />
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We stumbled across a sealion up high from the coast that did a projectile snot ball that went half a metre and all over its face. There was also a yellow eyed randomly wandering through the Dracphylum.<br />
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Really interesting terrain, cliff faces, Dracophylum forest, tussock grassland (some over my head), boggy wetland.<br />
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A glimpse of Dent Island where the Campbell Island teal was disovered.<br />
Close encounter of an albatross trying to take off before the wind died. It came within a couple of metres of us which was really neat to see such a huge bird up close.<br />
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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. <br />
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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. <br />
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With a lot of rocking of the boat I think everyone woke up tired having had broken sleep but when the captain says we are having a dream run across the southern ocean this opens your eyes to what it can be like.<br />
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With nothing much happening on board it is a great chance to sort through some pictures and listen to some lectures. The increase in boat movement keeps things interesting at meal times when everything is flying around the table and people are trying to hang on. I managed to call home and it was great to talk to Karen and realise how much I am missing her.<br />
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Its fun just watching the albatross just glide through the sky, such massive birds that spend 3+ years at sea before returning to their place of birth.<br />
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Last night it was distinctly warmer and out on deck this morning and the further north we go the air temperature keep rising. The nights are getting darker and we are now getting proper sunsets again.<br />
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On our way down to Antarctica we navigated through a large reach of thick pack ice which this time round was mainly melted and was almost non existent. We passed through the last icebergs and the southerly turned to a northerly where waves started going in both directions but we still made great time.<br />
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There was a lecture on the history of the Ross Sea all about the development of landing planes, ships, whaling and the bases in Antarctica. Great way to put things in prespective and add that final history to where we have been the last 2 weeks.<br />
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In Feb 1956 Mcmurdo Base was built, in 1957 Scott Base was built, in Nov 1956 The US South pole base was built. Sir Edmund Hillary also came down here in lay depots for a guy called Fuchs who wanted to undertake Shackeltons journey crossing the entire Antarctic continent. <br />
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It is interesting when these early explorers claimed their journeys to be scientific expeditions. There was not a lot of science done. The use of science is almost used as a front/or excuse to be somewhere doing something e.g. Mcmurdo Station has 50% of the people as base staff/50% science, then the Japanese use the term scientific whaling when really they just want the whale meat to eat, even just the fact that the US set up base at the south pole with the only real science that can be undertaken down there being ice cores, its almost like an ego statement and claiming territory so everyone can take a cut if oil drilling ever occurs down here.<br />
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Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-48367529307560880412014-04-08T17:33:00.000+12:002014-04-08T17:33:04.113+12:00Day 20 - Leopard Seal vs Adelie Penguin6 February 2014<br />
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With the weather last night as calm as it was probably going to get at this place and deemed too dangerous to land we jumped again in the zodiacs. A wind shift resulted in ice flows (mixture of pack ice and greasy ice) coming around Cape Adare and into the Bay. It was quite a spectacular zodiac as we weaved amongst this ice to see the wildlife. <br />
There were several penguins on an ice before out of no where a pod of orcas showed up. Heading West they were on a mission travelling down the coast but I saw them surface a few times right near the boat. As we came up to the thick wall of pack ice a leopard seal jumped from the water onto a piece of ice where it grabbed an adelie penguin. The penguin was frantically trying to get away but this prehistoric looking dinosaur dragged it under water and played with it. There was another leopard seal nearby that took a penguin in its mouth and ripped it to bits on the surface of the water making a bloody mess. It was great to see the leopard seals do what they do.<br />
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The wind shifted again and the pack ice created a big wall coming southwards towards the boat so we navigated through the grease ice back to the boat. There would have been a few dents on the prop as we hit a piece of ice every few metres. This was divinely extreme zodiacing and great fun. <br />
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It was a little sad when the anchor was pulled up and we set sail for the 5 days to Campbell Island. Antarctica has been unbelievable with once in a lifetime encounters with wildlife, a range of exciting stops and a chance to see this last untouched continent really worth protecting. While having not completely achieved my goals down here I will take this trip as a taster and try everything I can to get back on the big white continent further in my lifetime.<br />
Nathan said at the start of the trip once this place gets in your blood its hard to stay away and now I know what we means.<br />
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I sat on deck as we passed through iceberg alley as I watched Cape Adare disappear into the distance.<br />
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Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-63785361622417214912014-04-07T18:38:00.003+12:002014-04-07T18:38:58.215+12:00Day 19 - THIS IS ANTARCTICA: Cape Hallett, Possession Islands, snow and snowmen5 February 2014<br />
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After yesterday at sea trying to find somewhere we could land with the weather conditions we had yet another day where we failed to make the scheduled landings. I had crossed my fingers hoping we would be able to stop as I felt like I needed to experience these places to fulfil my goals for this Antarctic trip. I had not realised that the wind and weather conditions would have such an effect on our time down here so I cant help but be left being somewhat disappointed.<br />
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Having no control with the outcome of activities going ahead it is really hard to look at all the landing sites on our itinerary and see us pass them by especially when I feel that I would not even think twice about landing as kayak at those same spots. I guess I am not good at failing when I have something set out in my mind and I still think it is achievable. But these guys are the experts having spend years in this region and they know what is safe and what is not for the group of people on board.<br />
I knew in the back of my mind that this trip would have its restrictions, rules and varying weather but the reality has hit hard and not to feel the disappointment is impossible. In the end ‘THIS IS ANTARCTICA’ and anything can happen.<br />
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Despite this we made the most of weather conditions and had a fun day. <br />
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Because pack ice still blocked the landing to Cape Hallett we instead jumped in the zodiacs and motored along the edge of the ice looking for penguins and the various ice formations. I was in the front and as the waves hit me the water froze instantly on my jacket. After 30 mins of exploring the area the cold was seeping deep into my body and I was glad to get back on the boat. Hot porridge back on the boat was like a dream which warmed me straight back up.<br />
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It was a fun morning on our way to the possession islands where we went through our first big snow storm through the day. The deck was covered a few cm high with snow so Coleen, Wieke and I slide across the deck to make a snowman right at the front. It was great being out in the snow and just sitting on the top deck getting snowed on. Travelling with the wind meant it was completely calm and comfortable and I could have spent hours up there.<br />
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Going around Cape Adare was awesome with the fresh snow on the hills and surrounding icebergs. With a low out to the east the winds were very strong but with little surge. I am in wait with my fingers crossed that we will land.<br />
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The wind dropped below 10 knots but the surge did not so we jumped in the zodiacs for a very different perspective of Adelie penguins in Ridley Bay. There were penguins everywhere from the water right the way up the cliff faces to the top of the mountain 600m ca. High. They reckon there was anywhere from 500,000 to a million penguins in this colony.<br />
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The beaches were mainly covered in small bery bits some the size of cars where penguins were swimming around, balancing on top. There was even one area where swarms of penguins were rushing into the water. There were a lot of babies making their first swims who looked so vulnerable who were calling adn surfacing right around the boat, one even jumped into the boat and others kept bouncing off our backs as they also tried. I saw the old historic hut standing in amongst all the penguins.<br />
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The numbers of adelie penguins was unbelievable. Everywhere I looked there were penguins just thriving in their environment. In the water, on the icebergs, on the cliff faces, on the flat areas.<br />
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CAPE HALLETT<br />
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SNOW STORM<br />
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CAPE ADARE<br />
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At 8am with no break in the wind which were still blowing hard we set course for the 200 miles to Cape Adare.<br />
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At Cape Washington we came across a maze of icebergs some of which had big caves in them having been smashed around by wind and waves.<br />
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It was a quiet relaxing day with not much happening. We had a sing along in the bar in the evening where I enjoyed hearing Wieke originals songs she had written.<br />
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I was missing Karen today and wished she could be here I experience these amazing places with me. It feels like I have been away for a long long time. However it has been good to leave all the problems of everyday life behind as there is nothing that can be done from here.<br />
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I woke to us cruising along the northern edge of the ice tongue and even managed to see a big piece of ice fall off. The ice was up to 32m high in places and varied in thickness throughout. It was great to see all the new born ice bergs floating around the edge of the shelf having recently broken off in the last few hours, days and weeks.<br />
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As we travelled in the direction of inexpressible island katabatic winds picked up blowing 60knots +<br />
Katabatic winds are when high density air rushes down the glaciers sometimes at hurricane speeds which can start and stop like a light bulb without warning.<br />
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We skipped inexpressible island for a later time and cruised along Terra Nova Bay past the Italian base to the unmanned German base called Gondwana. It was really sheltered from the wind here and I had a great time walking around. It was by far the hottest it has been here in Antarctic where I took off most of my clothes. The base itself was very basic with nothing really there, however over the ridge the Korean base was in full construction which is a reasonable size which had helicopters flying around, a container ship in the bay and many moving cranes.<br />
Skuas were nesting everywhere which made it impossible to get up the hill without being dive bombed. I managed to spot my own emperor penguin and weddel seall up on the cliff face – I was so impressed they had come as high up as they had. Why they were there I am not sure.<br />
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The katabatic winds were still blowing hard in the evening at inexpressible island so we waited at drift for the wind to die over the night and into the morning.<br />
Inexpressible island is a small rocky island in Terra Nova Bay where Scotts northern party over wintered after not having been picked up from their geological trip due to heavy pack ice. The six men managed to survive the miserable winter in a small snow cave in the dark feeding on seals and penguins.<br />
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DRYGALSKI ICE TONGUE<br />
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TERRA NOVA BAY<br />
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GONDWANA STATION - MAINLAND ANTARCTICA<br />
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With a nice early 2.30am wakeup I looked outside to see us cruising past Cape Crozier (home of a large emperor penguin colony at the right time of year) and the Ross Ice Shelf. What a sight.<br />
A continuos wall of ice as far as the eye could see (400km long). We travelled 350m out parallel to the edge where the ice shelf was as high as the top deck 15m and raised to about 20m as we followed alongside. There were hundreds of penguins in the water and several minke whales that came to say hi. The size and scale of the shelf was beyond imagining especially when I think about the size and scale of iceberg B52 that broke off.<br />
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After the excitement of the morning and little sleep the last days I slept through the breakfast wakeup call and instead woke at lunch to us arriving at Franklin Island. The call was made not to land at the adelie penguin colony and instead we set course for the Drygalski Ice Tongue. I was disappointed as I felt we could have landed.<br />
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Further in the day I was on the bridge searching for whales when I noticed a little broken up ice on the horizon that got thicker an thicker as we approached the ice tongue and six crew were on deck trying to navigate through the ice. My heart was racing as this is what I had been looking forward to the entire trip. The westerly wind had broken the ice from Mcmurdo Sound which had been held by the easterly wind the last four days<br />
The boat had to push through this high density ice and came across our first lot of pancake ice – really big lily pads which appear just before the ice freezes together solid.<br />
I was great to be amongst all this and now having seen this I can start to understand how the boat got stuck wind wind pushing the sea ice together and trapping the boat. The captain and team leader did not want to take any risks so we headed back around for a long loop around to the other side of the ice tongue. <br />
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On route I spotted a couple of orcas which turned into five orcas the closer we got. They were spy hopping at the edge of the pack ice trying to find some seals for dinner. I have seen this on documentaries so it was very special to see this happening in real life. We followed the smaller pod for awhile and got a nice close up as they hunted through the pack. I spotted some penguins on one sheet of ice directly ahead of the orcas direction of travel however they killers either did not see them or did not want to spend time chasing the smaller animals.<br />
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ROSS ICE SHELF<br />
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FRANKLIN ISLAND<br />
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SOUTHERN END OF DRYGALSKI ICE TONGUE<br />
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Mark Yungnickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14684642949995740366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23440522.post-32559205578379668432014-04-05T12:33:00.000+13:002014-04-05T12:38:38.915+13:00Day 15 - Adelie Penguins and leopard seals at Cape Royds, and Cape Bird1 February 2014<br />
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The katabatic winds early this morning died off as we anchored up at Cape Royds. I was so relieved it was all go for the landing as I had really wanted to land here. And what a magic morning we had. With almost no wind it was a lot warmer than previous days (the wind chill makes things much colder) and it was even snowing. <br />
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After making a snow penguins with the fresh dusting of snow from early this morning we made our way across an ice field and over the hill to Shackletons hut and a Adelie penguin colony<br />
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Watching the penguins was mind blowing. It was fantastic just sitting and tuning into the different behaviours getting an insight into the species. I saw penguins stealing stones from nests, courtship displays, adults making the young ones run after them before they got fed.<br />
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Although not as impressive to me as Scotts Hut at Cape Evans this well looked after hut was alive and full of energy and was important part of shaping Antarticas history.<br />
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The next stop was Cape Bird where Llyod spent 13 summers studying the 60,000 strong adelie penguin colony (there was also another colony of 3000 bird nearby). We landed onshore to a penguin highway used by hundreds of penguins every hour to walk between colonies. <br />
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The colony was covered in penguins with adults along the beach edge and babies in crèches further up the slopes. It was great to sit down and watch all the action of the penguins zipping around everywhere with some coming and going from the sea, babies chasing after mums, some sleeping, some feeding, and some fighting off the skuas which sat in the middle of the penguin highway trying to pick a fight. Someone spotted a skua landing on a chick, holding it down and then ripping it to pieces.<br />
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Spending some much time up close with the adelies today I could see the vast personality difference compared to the other penguin species I have encountered. The Adelies were not so curious with us and didn’t approach us but instead just kept going about their business like we weren’t there.<br />
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There were these huge ice chunks from the nearby glacier washed up all over the beach which gave the place a really neat feeling.<br />
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CAPE ROYDS<br />
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SHACKELTONS NIMROD HUT, CAPE ROYDS<br />
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Cape Bird<br />
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