T R AV E L ▲ best of food and wine, and as much as we could eat and drink. There was a library and a place to have tea and coffee and we as a s a ecture theatre where we were also shown s about hack eton and ntarctica. TOAST TO A HERO It's always a bit of a worry when you visit somewhere you have read about and dreamed of for so long, and I was worried outh eorgia ight not ive up to expectations. I couldn't have been more wrong. This island is just remarkable for its history, wildlife and breathtaking scenery. nyone who oves enguins has to visit t ndrews ay. here were so many King Penguins living there it was si y di cu t to comprehend the sheer numbers, but there must have been about ha a i ion o the . t the or er wha ing station o rytviken on outh eorgia was na y ab e to ay y res ects to ir Ernest hack eton who is buried in the small cemetery there along with other explorers and sailors. It was ro here hack eton began organising the rescue of his men all those years ago. I think it is the perfect setting for a man who was only truly happy when he was undertaking an expedition in his be oved outh. It is the custom to toast he oss with a arge g ass DESPITE HIS ANTARCTIC o ne whisky and standing EXPLOITS, SIR there in the ice and snow, it ERNEST SHACKLETON was very emotional to think SUFFERED FROM A of all he achieved under the HEART DEFECT AND ost di cu t circu stances. DIED AT THE AGE n rytviken theres OF JUST 47. a s a we ooked a er wooden church as we as a gi shop and an impressive museum. heres even a ost o ce where you can get your postcards specially sta ed but bear in ind you arrive back in ritain be ore they do. One of the many great things about our trip was being able to retrace so e o hack etons e ic ourney across the island and to see the stunning birds and wildlife. The birdlife on the island has a made a remarkable recovery, thanks to a undraising rogra e based in Dundee to get rid of the rats brought to outh eorgia by shi s u o Superhero HUMPBACK WHALES SPEND THEIR SUMMER IN ANTARCTICA www.athomemagazine.co.uk AUGUST 2017 | 327http://www.athomemagazine.co.uk