Hi all, I thought I would give you an idea of the awesome landscape we experience while we're doing our field work here on Marion Island (the last bus stop before Antarctica).

Just wow.

Another day at the office. Sigh. When the sun comes out, this place is heartbreakingly beautiful.

Isn't that spectacular?

The rocky beaches are breathtaking

Yes, that's a rainbow!

The shoreline is really craggy - not a place for sunbathers

We're never really alone on Marion Island

We always have seals for company

We have Antarctic and sub-Antarctic fur seals on the island.

This big fellow is an arctociphalus gazella, or Antarctic fur seal.

These are fur seals too.

And birds

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This magnificent Southern Giant Petrel was just stretching its wings when we passed by.

These were lesser sheathbills. There's nothing lesser about them as far as I'm concerned. They are beautiful birds.

It can get tricky walking on this terrain

This ground cover is really slippery - it's always wet from the rain and ocean water.

This looks like an easy path to walk on, but we have to watch our footing all the time. Like in life, I suppose.

See you soon, Steemians!

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