Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, George, Charlie, Philippe, Luis Thanks for looking. John, thanks for clearing up why the water was that colour, most logical. Charlie, the church was a prefabricated unit brought over from Norway. Philippe, Jameson is pretty run-of-the-mill Irish Whisky, a pleasant enough dram. Luis, the temperature was quite warm throughout the trip, varying from -1C to 5C - but what got you was the wind chill, the winds are really strong in that part of the world, it would cut through your innards! It must have been 3-4C that day in Grytviken. I am in my Zodiac landing gear - parka (a very nice one supplied by A&K as part of the tour booty, which was well suited to the conditions), wet pants (part of my golf rain gear!), wellingtons (again supplied by A&K), life jacket, monkey cap, Foxgloves and polarized sunglasses (essential - the reflection of sunlight off the snow is dazzling and blinding). I normally had 4-5 layers on... Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 2:21 AM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > Great shots Jayanand! impressive views! I find this one my favorite > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3286.jpg.html > > I like see your toast! which was the temperature there? > > Cheers > LLuis > > > > El 04/02/2014, a las 18:04, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > escribi?: > >> Still on South Georgia, two locations with a strong flavour of >> Shackleton. Fortuna Bay is adjacent to Stromness, and at the very end >> of his heroic journey, he traversed the bay, climbed a hill and >> descended to Stromness and civilization. Just a few photographs from >> there: >> >> Fur Seals: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140111_3039.jpg.html >> >> Moulting King Penguins: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140111_3099.jpg.html >> >> South Georgia Pintail: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3286.jpg.html >> >> Grytviken was the premier whaling station on South Georgia throughout >> the whaling years, set up by a Norwegian, Carl Anton Larsen in 1904. >> During this period, 1904 to 1965, no less than 175.250 whales had been >> processed through all the whaling stations on South Georgia, in >> addition to millions of seals (both fur and elephant seals), leading >> to the virtual decimation of all these populations around South >> Georgia. In addition, the human presence introduced the brown rat, >> which in turn decimated all the ground breeding birds in the pockets >> where it is present. Luckily, it cannot spread throughout the island, >> as it is blocked by glaciers. There is an effort going on at present >> to systematically exterminate it wherever it is established. >> Shackleton died here on his Fourth Polar Expedition, and at his wife's >> request, was buried at the graveyard at Grytviken: >> >> Approaching Grytviken: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3333.jpg.html >> >> Grytviken: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3354.jpg.html >> >> The Whaler's Church: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3426.jpg.html >> >> Shackleton's Grave: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3367.jpg.html >> >> A Toast: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/antarctica/Antarctica_20140112_3371.jpg.html >> >> Please see LARGE >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information