We started the day with a visit to a working farm owned by a family on Saunders Island. The main product of this farm is wool, and being that it’s the start of spring, sheering had just begun. We were able to see the whole process and marvel at the skill and speed of the workers sheering and selecting the wool. After the visit our guests were treated to an incredible barbecue lunch at the farm.
In the afternoon, we repositioned the ship to another side of the island to visit the sea bird colonies. We saw a large black-browed albatross colony and just a few hundred meters away, a colony of southern rockhopper penguins. We had time to explore the area and understand more about the behaviors of these incredible birds, including their courtship rituals and how they care for their eggs. The breeding season has just started but we could see that there were already several nests with eggs in them.
