Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, LOL! Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:48 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > Some good stuff, Jayanand, but the best - for me - is you standing on > South Georgia with your own private yacht in the background! > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" < > jayanand at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" < > psm-1857 at googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 5:04 PM > Subject: [Leica] Fortuna Bay and grytviken > > > 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 >