King Edward Point

Early winter and the last of the sunshine for a few weeks. During June the sun does not rise above the shoulder of Mt Duses as seen from KEP.

Sailing back across the Cove from Pesca, late winter.

Summer view from Shackleton House.

A summer view down the Point, seen from Shackleton's Cross

Looking across from the summit of Brown Mountain (1090ft) with Mt Duse (1663ft) above KEP and beyond the entrance to Cumberland East Bay.

Early winter.

RMS Darwin arriving from Port Stanley on her regular mid-winter visit.

RMS Darwin leaving for Port Stanley after her regular mid-winter visit.

Russian research vessel Academic Knipovitch alongside at the KEP jetty. Cold War or not, hospitality was enjoyed on both sides. We took a party from the boat on a reindeer hunt across to Barff.

Winter fishing

Nancy Mowat digging out the entrance to their house - a job that had to be done after every snowfall! Nancy and husband George were cooks at Shackleton House.

Ken Back launches a hydrogen filled pilot balloon. This was followed through a theodolite and using time, a known rate of ascent and angles, wind direction and speed could be worked out at different hights.

Home for Dave and Jane Wheeler - and dog Ring.

The cross erected in memory of Sir Ernest Shackleton on the headland above Shackleton House, KEP.

Winter. Looking across the Cove from above the hydro-electric power station at Pesca. The wreck of the Louise in the foreground.