Dedicated working hours and relatively good dental hygeine amongst our wintering contingent benefitted Burjor with a few hours of free time at Rothera to explore the environs. A rite of passage for all new arrivals is a trip around the point, the penisula upon which we are base. At this time of year Fur seals abound, viscious seals who bare their teeth and have been known to bite, and remarkably fast at running and far more adept than humans running in knee high snow. Burjor forunately had encounted fur seals previously on South Georgia, and so knew a few tricks to clear our path; banging rocks together in ones hands is a remarkably effective deterrant.
