Tourists visit the island
We
received our second last of 10 tourist ship visits of the summer last weekend,
when Orion returned to us on her way
from Hobart down to the Ross Sea area of Antarctica. After a visit to the
station and isthmus in the morning, the tourists went down to Sandy Bay in the
afternoon, guided by TASPARKS rangers Helen, Marty and Drew, and volunteer station
guides Lauren and Adrian. All involved in these visits enjoy the experience of
showing off our beautiful island and its fantastic wildlife to the open mouthed
tourists. The king penguins at Sandy Bay have young chicks at the moment, and
the royal penguins chicks hatched earlier this summer look unusual in their
moulting plumage, so there is plenty to see!
(Photo: Greg Stone)
(Photo: Greg Stone)
(Photo: Greg Stone)
(Photo: Greg Stone)
(Photo: Greg Stone)
(Photo: Greg Stone)
