Right Whale Bay & Elsehul Bay, South Georgia
I thought it would be easier. I envisioned long articulate sentences designed to capture the essence of South Georgia. But when it came time to put fingers on the keyboard, I found myself strangely devoid of words. An odd feeling for someone who speaks for a living. What I’m left with is a series of moments: strong, vivid, and reminiscent. Moments full of sound and smell and color and feeling. Though hardly a comprehensive list, I hope these phrases evoke a lasting memory or perhaps a chord of curiosity for those who have never walked in our muddy boots.
Call it what you will; magical, overwhelming, vast, awe-inspiring, immeasurable, or perhaps life at its most bountiful. The Island of South Georgia is now a part of us. Remember what the actress/comedienne Mae West once said, “Too much of a good thing is......wonderful!”
I thought it would be easier. I envisioned long articulate sentences designed to capture the essence of South Georgia. But when it came time to put fingers on the keyboard, I found myself strangely devoid of words. An odd feeling for someone who speaks for a living. What I’m left with is a series of moments: strong, vivid, and reminiscent. Moments full of sound and smell and color and feeling. Though hardly a comprehensive list, I hope these phrases evoke a lasting memory or perhaps a chord of curiosity for those who have never walked in our muddy boots.
- Fur seal pups, snuffling
- A chorus of kings
- A snow white albatross on a windy hill
- Radio antennas reaching out to kindred souls
- Stately reindeer in a gallop
- A diving petrel flying free
- The yellows and oranges of sunrise beneath a pointed beak
- Smelly elephant seals in a wallow
- A nine pointed star upon a granite headstone
- A four-hour rainbow
- A line of red coats walking in historic footsteps
- The pitter patter of penguin feet
- A star-filled night on a rolling sea
- Barnaby playing, “Georgia On My Mind”
Call it what you will; magical, overwhelming, vast, awe-inspiring, immeasurable, or perhaps life at its most bountiful. The Island of South Georgia is now a part of us. Remember what the actress/comedienne Mae West once said, “Too much of a good thing is......wonderful!”
