Stromness, South Georgia

This post is part of our epic adventure to the Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica. In case you don’t want to read this sequentially, or you are looking for a specific part of the trip, here are some shortcuts:

• Introduction
• Departure Day
• Santiago, Chile
• Torres del Paine, Chile
• El Calafate, Argentina
• Ushuaia, Argentina
• Embarkation Day
• Stanley, Falkland Islands
• Sea Days
• Tour of the Ship
• Right Whale Bay, South Georgia
• Salisbury Plain, South Georgia
• Grytviken, South Georgia
• Fortuna Bay, South Georgia
• Stromness, South Georgia <-- You are here
• Godthul, South Georgia
• St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia
• Gold Harbour, South Georgia
• Cooper Bay, South Georgia
• The Scotia Sea Surprise
• Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula
• Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula
• The Drake and Ushuaia, Argentina

Stromness, South Georgia – January 4th

54.1594° S, 36.7129° W

2 Celsius / 39 Fahrenheit – Mostly sunny

Stromness was an active whaling station until 1931 before finally being abandoned in 1961. The remnants of whaling infrastructure, such as dilapidated buildings and equipment, are off limits due to asbestos. There were plenty of fur seals and king penguins, but the highlight of this landing was the gentoo colony.

In ominous news, they announced at the nightly recap that there were several more people isolating due to covid, and they requested that we wear masks when possible. Ugh.

Next up — Godthul, South Georgia