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Photos by Steve Howell (except where noted)
![Our vessel for this remarkable voyage is the Heritage Adventurer... (photo courtesy of Heritage Expeditions).](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504302754_7c6b5ac538_b.jpg?)
Our vessel for this remarkable voyage is the Heritage Adventurer… (photo courtesy of Heritage Expeditions).
![With very comfortable cabins, excellent food, and good at-sea viewing opportunities (photo courtesy of Heritage Expeditions).](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504584868_1b28aab376_o.jpg?)
With very comfortable cabins, excellent food, and good at-sea viewing opportunities (photo courtesy of Heritage Expeditions).
![First stop, the Snares, where we’ll cruise the shoreline to see the endemic Snares Crested Penguin...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504302699_27f5711d60_o.jpg?)
First stop, the Snares, where we’ll cruise the shoreline to see the endemic Snares Crested Penguin…
![Here, up close!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503537217_a661e307d0_o.jpg?)
Here, up close!
![And the all-black endemic subspecies of Tomtit, which blends well with its habitat.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503537202_c5afeef35f_o.jpg?)
And the all-black endemic subspecies of Tomtit, which blends well with its habitat.
![At Enderby Island we land at Sandy Bay, home to New Zealand Sea Lions,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504584858_738702a7dc_o.jpg?)
At Enderby Island we land at Sandy Bay, home to New Zealand Sea Lions,
![And where we may well be greeted by the pied local subspecies of Tomtit.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504584963_6655c46f0d_o.jpg?)
And where we may well be greeted by the pied local subspecies of Tomtit.
![Yellow-eyed Penguins nest under gnarled trunks](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504584948_18563bb09a_o.jpg?)
Yellow-eyed Penguins nest under gnarled trunks
![And with luck we’ll see the flightless Auckland Teal,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503537167_688946dd5f_o.jpg?)
And with luck we’ll see the flightless Auckland Teal,
![The local subspecies of Subantarctic Snipe...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504508160_4bb695a617_o.jpg?)
The local subspecies of Subantarctic Snipe…
![And the handsome Auckland Shag, the first of six island-endemic shags on our route!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504508150_c49339e7d0_o.jpg?)
And the handsome Auckland Shag, the first of six island-endemic shags on our route!
![On to everyone’s image of Australia—Macquarie Island, home to thousands of King Penguins](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503537127_68257ae133_o.jpg?)
On to everyone’s image of Australia—Macquarie Island, home to thousands of King Penguins
![And the only breeding ground for Royal Penguin, here up close...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504584878_91ff8d9119_o.jpg?)
And the only breeding ground for Royal Penguin, here up close…
![And here in a veritable penguin city!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503537082_1f832dc333_o.jpg?)
And here in a veritable penguin city!
![Southern Elephant Seals here provide scale for a ‘large’ Kelp Gull.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504508385_1212b0118d_o.jpg?)
Southern Elephant Seals here provide scale for a ‘large’ Kelp Gull.
![Next stop Campbell Island, where a boardwalk allows easy access...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504509330_c8d362c533_o.jpg?)
Next stop Campbell Island, where a boardwalk allows easy access…
![To view nesting—and with luck displaying—Southern Royal Albatrosses](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504509420_d0745a0fb0_o.jpg?)
To view nesting—and with luck displaying—Southern Royal Albatrosses
![We’ll be very lucky to find Subantarctic Snipe in the lush vegetation (there isn’t one in this image, at least that we know of!)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503538627_3db46d934a_o.jpg?)
We’ll be very lucky to find Subantarctic Snipe in the lush vegetation (there isn’t one in this image, at least that we know of!)
![But we have a good chance of seeing the recently reintroduced flightless Campbell Teal.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504033856_928ea32c8d_o.jpg?)
But we have a good chance of seeing the recently reintroduced flightless Campbell Teal.
![Cruising along under the cliffs at the Antipodes...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504033786_a16f0bc08f_o.jpg?)
Cruising along under the cliffs at the Antipodes…
![We should see Eastern Rockhopper (left two birds) and lots of Erect Crested Penguins,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504586318_a2670cba83_o.jpg?)
We should see Eastern Rockhopper (left two birds) and lots of Erect Crested Penguins,
![But it will take appreciable luck to see both endemic parakeets, the all-green Antipodes Parakeet and the recently split (by some) Reischek’s Parakeet, with its red cap.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504304039_04969c6cdd_o.jpg?)
But it will take appreciable luck to see both endemic parakeets, the all-green Antipodes Parakeet and the recently split (by some) Reischek’s Parakeet, with its red cap.
![At sea, smaller species should include Subantarctic [Little] Shearwater...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504033831_d31bcb06dc_o.jpg?)
At sea, smaller species should include Subantarctic [Little] Shearwater…
![Broad-billed Prion...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503538587_af9c408f83_o.jpg?)
Broad-billed Prion…
![And Black-bellied Storm-Petrel.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504509355_9a0f712625_o.jpg?)
And Black-bellied Storm-Petrel.
![Named for Captain Bligh’s ship, the stark Bounty Islands host most of the world populations of Salvin’s Albatrosses,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504586238_a26b1ebb95_o.jpg?)
Named for Captain Bligh’s ship, the stark Bounty Islands host most of the world populations of Salvin’s Albatrosses,
![Here nesting alongside Erect-crested Penguins and Fulmar Prions.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503538562_e441496391_o.jpg?)
Here nesting alongside Erect-crested Penguins and Fulmar Prions.
![As we head north to our last island group, the Chathams, we have a chance of encountering the extremely rare Magenta Petrel (named for a ship, not the color!).](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504303979_c9a19718ca_o.jpg?)
As we head north to our last island group, the Chathams, we have a chance of encountering the extremely rare Magenta Petrel (named for a ship, not the color!).
![The well-named Pyramid Rock holds virtually the entire world population of the handsome Chatham Albatross,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504033801_49bbc30a09_o.jpg?)
The well-named Pyramid Rock holds virtually the entire world population of the handsome Chatham Albatross,
![Here squabbling for food with an equally fancy Northern Buller’s Albatross.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504033921_695b8698d8_o.jpg?)
Here squabbling for food with an equally fancy Northern Buller’s Albatross.
![A Zodiac cruise at South East Island should produce the rare, rather dapper little Shore Plover,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504033901_df80b2e9a4_o.jpg?)
A Zodiac cruise at South East Island should produce the rare, rather dapper little Shore Plover,
![And a day on the main Chatham Island will reacquaint us with the idea of landbirds, including the massive Chatham Pigeon.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52503538652_e2a31637ec_o.jpg?)
And a day on the main Chatham Island will reacquaint us with the idea of landbirds, including the massive Chatham Pigeon.
![Among many tubenoses, Royal Albatrosses will accompany us on our transit back to mainland New Zealand, here a black-winged Northern Royal...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504586258_11cab5b64c_o.jpg?)
Among many tubenoses, Royal Albatrosses will accompany us on our transit back to mainland New Zealand, here a black-winged Northern Royal…
![And here a Southern Royal, dwarfing the two Auckland Shy Albatrosses, which in turn dwarf the prion below them!](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F52504509430_6a4880d92d_o.jpg?)
And here a Southern Royal, dwarfing the two Auckland Shy Albatrosses, which in turn dwarf the prion below them!