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Surfing Penguins!
Plan B has been working and today was no exception. We arrived early at Saunders Island, which is just to the East of Westpoint Island and is the fourth largest island of the archipelago. We had a view of a beach in front of us and the promise of King, Chinstrap, Gentoo and Magellan Penguins…
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Westpoint Island: the Rockhopper Penguins & the black-browed albatrosses
I caught the sunrise this morning as we threaded our way through the Falkland Archipelago. There were the occasional Black Browed (BB) Albatrosses to go along with the many Imperial Shags (Cormorants) flying by the ship.. We didn’t spot any dolphins or whales and soon were turning into Westpoint Bay and another beautiful view! This…
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Quaint Stanley
Stanley, the Capital of the Falklands, is a strange town. It has had two notable lives, the first starting in the 1700’s as a whaling and Antarctica expedition hub and then forty years ago, a war with Argentina. The Museum, in town, gives about half of its coverage to ancient times and the other half…
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A royal approach to the Falklands
A bright early morning sky greeted me today and so did several albatrosses. The ever-present Black-browed Albatrosses had the company of the Light-mantled ones as well as the tiny Antarctic Prions which are impossible to photograph well. After breakfast, I was informed that Royal and Wandering Albatrosses had been spotted, so I raced for the…