We all of course know that the best oysters in the world are still dredged from oyster beds in Fouveaux Strait.
Other galleries included paintings done by a well-known early New Zealand artist, John Gibb, who completed interesting artworks depicting boats in the Bluff oyster fishery late 1880s-late 1890s. Other items such as a blubber fork, blubber cutter and scrimshaw (engraved sperm whale teeth) were linked to the dangerous work of early whaling. One can only imagine what it must have been like for men on the General Grant wrecked in 1866, who resorted to making miniature wooden rescue boats, complete with a keel, mast and sails and inscribed “WANT RELIEF”…
#Compass rose of mount erebus on ross island skin#
These included, the beautiful figure head of a woman clutching a bible, from the barque Glory wrecked at Bluff in 1881 the original wooden grave marker for 15 casualties from the Derry Castlewrecked on Enderby Island in 1887 along with a pair of seal skin slippers laced with twine, from the Dundonald wrecked on Disappointment Island during a storm in 1907. There were superb artefacts associated with early shipwrecks and the castaways. We began by viewing the excellent presentation ‘Beyond the Roaring Forties’, this being the same name for the exhibition, which featured aspects of the natural and human history of New Zealand’s Subantarctic Islands, some of which we will visit in the next few days. The visit with so much to see proved to be a highlight of our brief stay in Invercargill. This provided an opportunity to do final shopping, then most of us walked with David to the Southland Museum and Art Gallery. and Max the Ship Manager, made sure that possessions had our cabin number noted and the luggage was then loaded in a truck and conveyed to the ship. Following an excellent breakfast, we assembled with our luggage in the foyer. This morning we arose to cloud and light rain however this soon cleared and the weather today was excellent.
This can also be useful when used for a presentation or to supplement photographs. The ship positions are noted in case following the expedition one may wish to compile a chart with our voyage. Noon position: Latitude 46 o35.504’S Longitude 168 o20.71’E,Īir temperature: 16 oC Water temperature 15 oC. This was a good occasion to get to know many of our fellow expeditioners, some of whom had travelled with Heritage Expeditions before. We also met Don McIntyre our Expedition Leader and David Harrowfield, a member of the expedition team. Brendon, the Functions Manager, made sure that we enjoyed a sumptuous dinner in the evening with fine local produce and an excellent desert with berry compote a favourite. Today with beautiful weather, we arrived at Invercargill New Zealand’s southern-most city, where most of us stayed in the fine centrally located Kelvin Hotel. 1673: Ross Sea - In the Wake of Scott and Shackleton
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