South Georgia

South Georgia is a sub-antarctic island, out alone in the middle of the southern ocean (1000 mi from the nearest land); it was by far the most spectacular place we visited, no doubt the most spectacular place I've ever been in my life. The glaciated mountain landscape surrounded by the sea is dramatic, combined with mind-boggling abundance of wildlife - millions of king and macaroni penguins, thousands of breeding albatross, fur seals so thick you couldn't even land on some beaches. a few photos...

Ernest Shackleton's grave at the old whaling station of Grytviken
The museum at Grytviken
The huge (150,000 breeding pairs) king penguin rookery at St. Andrew's Bay. The all brown specs are last years chicks that still haven't fledged yet.
Elephant seals have taken over the abandoned whaling station at Stromness