This week at Macquarie Island

smoked salmon in a white bowl on a bench

The Oxford Dictionary definition of the term 'slushy' is 'One who does all the work'. In sharp contrast to the popular belief… Read more
View of sun-tinged clouds in the distance and a tussocky hill and ocean

As Nuyina saddles up to Macquarie Island, expeditioners fill the external decks to catch a glimpse of her beauty. Gasps of… Read more

Large grey seals lying on a grey rocky beach with a steep slope behind them

Equality may have come a long way, but deep in the Southern Ocean, some… Read more
A dark green speckly rock with two seams of paler rock through it.

A group of expeditioners out on a walk, on a rare sunny day on Macquarie… Read more
A large fluffy white albatross chick sits on a raised, rounded nest made of sticks and mud.

To celebrate World Albatross Day at Macquarie Island this year… Read more
Mist shrouding wooden station buildings.

A Macquarie Island expeditioner is back on her feet and looking forward to… Read more
The sunset on a snow-covered beach viewed through a metal gate with the words 'Macca" emblazoned on it.

A cold Friday night on Macquarie Island, one station chef, and the… Read more
A rainbow arching over the ocean and a sea of green tussock grasses.

Macquarie Island is the ultimate rebel island…no trees just a constant… Read more
A woman with her long hair out, readying herself for a haircut.

Macquarie Island is a place that I have wanted to work at for over a… Read more
A Rockhopper penguin moulting its feathers.

Before I arrived at Macca, everyone I spoke to who had visited the island… Read more
A seal lying on a beach surrounded by kelp

It's been a bit over a month since I arrived at Macquarie and I still feel… Read more

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