Dynamic little Macaroni penguins have a colony at Hercules Bay on a tussock-covered slope above a rocky shoreline. Zodiac cruising  this morning to see their activity.  The name “Macaroni’ derives from the 18C englishmen dandies who made the grand tour of Italy and dyed their hair in streaks, with extended crests over their ears. On exploring Antartica, British sailors meeting the penguins christened them after this style.

Godthul (‘Goodbay’) is a 3 km long harbour between Cape George to the south and Long Point to the north. The head walls of a glacier form a natural cliff amphitheatre which surrounds the harbour.  More lovely little frolicking seal pups (the white one is rather rare and called a ‘blondie’) and a waterfall to behold, cascading from a 500m high mountain down a scree slope.