More South Georgia and penguins

My parents said they spent about two days around South Georgia. Just in case you think it was all glamorous, Mommy wanted to tell you that all those penguins POOP just as much (if not more) than pugs do (although I find that hard to believe). She said you can smell the guano (the scientific work for "poop") on the deck of the ship, from miles away. And then the naturalists have to scrub the soles of your boots for you before you re-board the ship; otherwise all that guano in the ship would be pretty awful.

My parents said it was pretty cool that the penguins and seals were all walking around without any fear of humans. The naturalists made sure the humans stayed at least 15 feet away from the animals; but the penguins could walk right up to you if they wanted to (some actually did!).

Sunrise on South Georgia island. Note the glacier in the background.

Ernest Shackleton's grave. I don't know who he is, but Daddy says he was a famous explorer.

Grytviken, an old whaling station

Lots of flies in this picture . . . JUST KIDDING! All those white and black spots are King penguins. Mommy said there were over 100,000 pairs of penguins at that landing site. Gee wiz! That's alot of birds . . .

There seems to be something interesting over there . . .

This little guy is a Chinstrap penguin

This is an elephant seal saying "cheese"

Daddy was trying to creep up on the penguins (the penguins actually waddled right up to him)

But wait, you ask yourselves, "where are the pictures of Frances Louise!" Don't despair, my adoring fans; these vacation pics are almost finished. There will be a photo of yours truly very soon . . .