After a couple of days at sea, the sheltered and forest-lined shores of Paterson Inlet made for a dramatic change of scenery this morning. The winds were slack, making our Zodiac rides ashore all the more pleasant. The pest-free Isle of Ulva provided a cacophony of native bird song and the temperate rainforest plants and lichens made for a kaleidoscope of reds (rata flower), greens (ferns) and yellows (lichens).
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 02 Dec 2024
Ulva and Rakioura Stewart Islands, 12/2/2024, National Geographic Orion
- Aboard the National Geographic Orion
- Australia and New Zealand
Southern Odyssey: New Zealand and the Subantarctic Islands
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