The day at Deception Cove

This afternoon we landed on a beach in Deception Cove. Aside from the on again off again snow it was beautiful and the sites were astounding. This was the site of a British whaling station operated until 1931. Some 180,000 whales were butchered here during a period of about 20 years. The site has long been abandoned and the structures stand in a state of decay having been untended for over 70 years. Pictured here is a stand of several enormous barrels that were used in processing whale oil.

During our walk we encountered a number of penguins. The two species we saw were Gentoos and Chinstraps. In the picture is a Gentoo and its mate. The mate (barely visible) is tending their clutch of 1 to 2 eggs. We decided the standing penguin’s name was Bob – Bob the penguin.