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- Stanley
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- Falkland Islands Pound (FKP)
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Stanley
Travel Blogs from Stanley, Falkland Islands
Penguins in paradise
This is a top pick! Today has been the best day yet, Stanley Falkland Islands! We awoke early and had breakfast. The ship can not dock in Stanley so you have to take a tender to shore. The tenders are little tiny boats that hold around 40 people. There were to be Princess ...
Stanley - Capital of the Falklands
... white sand beaches, treeless landscapes teeming with captivating wildlife and inhibited by a tiny community of welcoming people. The Falkland Islands were first sighted in 1592 by British seafarer Captain John Davis on the ship Desire, however it took ...
Falklands, Seasickness and Cider
... see the dolphins, Emma was convinced there was a conspiracy to keep us on the boat!! Feb 7th The Falkland Islands are finally at our disposal. We land at Stanley, the southern most capital in the world. We wander around town in the morning going to see a ...
Day 5 - 6, Someone has angered the Weather Gods
Someone has angered the Weather gods! Heads bowed in retching prayer into those most sacred of objects, the vomit bag. Day 5, Sat 8 Nov: At sea, sailing for the South Atlantic for South Georgia. Talks today; glacier and ice ...
Day 4
Day 4, Fri 7 Nov: Stanley, East Falklands, Weather-God stills smiles on our expedition Falklands capital, population just over the 2000. Not the most interesting place on the planet for some, but appreciated by many into the history side. 2 ...
Carry on up the magellan straits
... to Argentina and "how are you old bean" to the Falklands, after a day and a bit at sea. Our first landing was at West Falkland Island, it would remind you of Donegal on a VERY windy day. It was also our first close up with penguins and the nesting birds. ...
Evening at Bertha's Beach
... as the sun set. The Gentoos have nests prepared and ready for rearing the young chicks - took a walk during December to see the new families and stayed as night fell . Looking forward to visiting Stanley at the weekend. ...
Upland Geese
Around MPA there are a number of wildlife to be seen, enjoying the southern summer including a couple of Upland Geese with their chicks. ...
Historic Walk in Stanley - Saturday 27 Oct 07
... whale jaws and presented in 1933 by South Georgia Whalers. Stopping briefly at the 1982 Liberation Memorial designed by a Falkland Islander and built as a tribute to the British Forces and civilians who lost their lives during the 1982 Falklands ...
A Couple of Good Days
12/13 January 2008 Definitely summer now - spent Saturday watching dolphins in Mare Harbour and later on the skies cleared so drove the few miles down to the beach, following the footprints along the penguin highways to the gentoo colony where most ...
The Lighthouse at Cape Pembroke
... runs in the landscape. After obtaining the rather large key for the lighthouse we set off in the direction of Stanley airfield, passing the tall totem pole studded with signs to locations worldwide. Wove across the sand dunes in ...
Falkland Islands
... its anchor and so tender service will be suspended while it is re-set. Again, our timing is good. Ship eventually departs Port Stanley. For afternoon trivia, K&K asked one of the other two kids on board to join their team. They didn't win, but at ...
Sea Lion Island - Saturday 20 Oct 07
Flew out by helicopter south to Sea Lion Island (10 miles from East Falklands mainland) landing close to the Lodge Hotel. Exploring eastwards passing colonies of gentoo penguins to see the elephant seals with their new born pups . ...
Volunteer Point
A few days of sudden short snow blizzards, strong winds, hail and rain curtailed outdoor activities in early November, so contented myself with evening lectures on Falklands Conflict by John Smith and a wildlife evening class. When the weather ...
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Feb 14, Port Stanley, Falkland Islands Coordinates: 51d 40.20m S, 57d 49.42m W MILES: flying 8517, bus 22, taxi 33, walking 20, ship 1916, Zodiac boat 14 total: 10,522 miles Stanley is a very small port city on this British overseas territory. ...
Saunders Island
Saunders Island Wed 5th Dec Saunders Island is the second largest offshore island within the Falkland Island archipelago and lies to the north west of the mainland. Flying across the mainland westwards the landscape changes to a green in ...
Saunders Island
Saunders Island 17 Feb Wonderful sunny day and heli trip to Saunders Island, climbing the grassy cliff slopes to see the very large, very grey and very fluffy Albatross chiks in their nests Also stopped to see the King ...
Elephant Beach Farm Revisited
February 23/24 Spent a weekend at the Farm and took a 4x4 tour of the landowners beaches , where in an effort to restore the land to its original state before the sheep decimated the tussac grass, he is installing electric fencing to keep ...
Gypsy Cove
Gypsy Cove Sunday 3rd December Making the most of a mini heat wave this weekend walked along the coast from Stanley, night herons are a common sight along with the various gulls and ducks at the water edge. Passing The Gentoo and The ...
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
March 5 This is my 2nd stop in Stanley. It is a pretty small town, and I pretty much did what I wanted to do last time I was here. So I decided to just walk around for a few hours, and take a few ...
Wed 14 Nov - VC10 Refeulling Flight
After several days of cloudy weather, it finally cleared at altitude to enable a morning's flight on a VC10 to see tornado refuelling which was quite different and amazing that the tornadoes edged so close to get fuelled and away. ...
Christmas Day and Boxing Day
... my forces christmas box and then the gifts from family - many thanks. Boxing Day - visited Stanley Races, a Falklands community event with various horse races plus novelties such as the potato, three legged, running races and ...
Off roading, Feb 08
Off Road Visits - Feb 08 Took an excursion by Landrover to see the world's southernmost suspension bridge, dating from 1925. It is now rusting badly and too damaged to walk over - originally built to shorten the trip for sheep ...
Darwin and Goose Green
Sunday 6th January Drove westwards to Goose Green, pausing at the Argentine Cemetery on the way to the settlement. Heading towards Darwin, passing the wreck of the Vicar of Bray from the gold rush days and also two Conflict ...
Oh yes he is......
... nbsp; On Sunday a procession of belted galloway cattle proved that sheep were not the only driving hazard on the Stanley Road. Turned left to Fitzroy settlement and then continued down the coastal track to the 1982 memorials remembering ...
Cape Dolphin
Visit to Cape Dolphin 13-14 Feb Stayed overnight at Elephant Beach Farm Cabin where a lamb roast, prepared by Ben the landowner was ready cooking. Noticed a red back hawk enjoying a meal on the way. The following ...
Ascension Visit April 08
Wednesday - went to Long Beach near Georgetown to see turtle burrows on the sand with turtle eggs on the surface , a casualty of being dug up accidentally by other turtles. Returned in the evening to see the immature hatchlings struggling to ...
Penguins on the Beach
Arrived at MPA on Monday and after a day at work on Tuesday headed out to Bertha's Beach, off roading by Defender for 6 miles along a bumpy track down to the shore, then walked a couple of miles to see the Gentoo Penguin colony enjoying the sand and ...