"On Christmas Day I'll head over to Gourlay Peninsula on the south-east shores of the island to carry out the almost daily checks on the chinstrap and Adelie penguin colonies to monitor ...

A blanket of snow and plenty of penguins sounds like a Christmas card - but for Dale Ellis, who is spending the festive season on a remote island in Antarctica, it's daily life. As the cruise ship ...

Dale Ellis has a paid job running the island's gift shop where she serves souvenirs to vistors from the passing cruise ships A blanket of snow and plenty of penguins sounds like a Christmas card ...