Campbell Islands

We reached the southernmost New Zealand sub Antarctic islands this afternoon, with enough time to visit the islands in our zodiacs. We weren’t allowed to go ashore as the islands are pest free, so we had an interesting journey close to the shore.

As we went out we could see lots of albatrosses rafting up in the water, 

and then flying off. 

Thousands of them were nesting on the cliffs. 

You can see that each of them has a nest made of grass. There are a few chicks amongst the birds, but most were still sitting on eggs.

There were fur seals here as well. 

And a lot of shags also nest here.