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First Landing at Hannah Point  
   

First Landing at Hannah Point

This was our first landing in the South Shetland Islands and our first encounter with a colony of Gentoo Penguins. Two pairs of Maceroni Penguins were also unexpectedly amoungst them.
Journey to the End of the Earth - Antarctica

March 22nd 2007
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-1904 is widely considered as the most scientifically successful and definitely the most cost effective of all the early Antarctic Expeditions. Unlike most expeditions of its day, William Spiers Bruce kept his expedition to budget, there were no major accidents and no one died from scurvy, lack of food or cold. On our own journey to the Antarctic c ... read more
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