A patch of paradise
What a welcome! A smoko was in full swing. Tea, coffee and more calories that can be good for you were gracing the table. The mist was being burned away, Johnny Rook was being vocal on the back step and the scent of honeysuckle as we walked through the garden was an olfactory ambush.
Boots off, feet up and to relax before lunch.
Do visit Carcass Island. The food is to die for and the comfort is that of an oasis in a harsh world.
Leopard beach
No leopard seals in recent years, but their prey ie penguins, in abundance. A gentle bimble along the landrover track, and then … a staggering vista. Tussock grass as far as the eye could see with clumps across the narrow neck of this island. A scene truly from Jurassic Park. I could just imagine dinosaurs roaming between these ancient looking plants.
No dinosaurs, but Penguins; Magellanics and Gentoos in their hundreds. Porpoising in the water, riding the surf into land or running down the beach, they are in their element. Fat babies or should I say adolescents, stand around with their peers, shedding fluffy feathers into the wind. A mad wedding celebration with confetti feathers scattered to the southern ocean winds.
