Day three of the circumnavigation and South Georgia started to show the paddlers that she really does have some teeth when it comes to weather. Today was blustery mild katabatic winds coming off the glaciers (30 knots plus) with some rain, hail and snow mixed in. The forecast was for a slight improvement later in the day but that never came so after a delayed start the team got to work and paddled from Elephant Lagoon to Sea Leopard Fyord. They are now camped with the king penguins on the west side of the fyord.

The Pelagic team shadowed the kayakers all day and are now anchored off Salisbury Plain. On arrival at Salisbury Plain the boat was mobbed by the sheathbills that are ever present here. Why they like the cleanest whitest parts of the boat to poo on is anybodies guess but as soon as they see a yacht approach they must fly out to it, land, and poo all over it before loosing interest and flying off. Whenever you come to anchor in Salisbury Plain you have to be ready with the sail cover if you are to avoid permanent green splotches all over the sails.

Today's photo is of the team kayaking past part of Fortuna Glacier yesterday morning.