12/17/2022 Port Lockroy and Damoy Point

Port Lockroy is a British Antarctic territory on Goudier Island in the Palmer Archipelago, and it is home to Antarctica's only post office and museum. 

More than 1,500 Gentoos live there, and 4 women, chosen from over 4,000 applicants, contractually inhabit the building for one year.
 
We enjoyed listening to Natalie Corbett on the ship during a morning "Learning and Discovery" briefing before we climbed into the zodiacs to visit. Her story was fascinating. Please take a moment to learn about her and the other women, and you will be amazed!




Polar Pride is everywhere, even outside 
the only post office/gift shop in Antarctica,
thanks to the earlier UK ship bearing the UK flag.


Postmarking my postcard



Homely-looking Snowy Sheathbills
engaging in a disagreement.


Nasty, crafty Skuas lie in wait for the moment 
when the penguins are careless. 
Check out the piercing beak (above) 
and the toenails extending from their webbed feet (both pictures).



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