Stanley, Falkland Islands Travel Blogs

Penguins in paradise
Feb 22, 2008 (87 photos)

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
Jan 7, 2007 (1 photos)

... 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 ...

Day 5 - 6, Someone has angered the Weather Gods
Nov 8, 2008 (1 photos)

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
Nov 7, 2008 (2 photos)

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
Nov 25, 2007 (15 photos)

... 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
Oct 25, 2007 (9 photos)

... 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
Dec 7, 2007 (11 photos)

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
Oct 30, 2007 (8 photos)

... 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 Conflict.& ...

A Couple of Good Days
Jan 15, 2008 (15 photos)

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
Feb 21, 2008 (8 photos)

... 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
Mar 17, 2003 (12 photos)

... 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 least ...

Sea Lion Island - Saturday 20 Oct 07
Oct 22, 2007 (10 photos)

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 .  Many ...

Back At Kay´s
Apr 11, 2008

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Volunteer Point
Nov 11, 2007 (11 photos)

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 15, 2006 (5 photos)

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
Dec 12, 2007 (12 photos)

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
Feb 21, 2008 (9 photos)

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
Mar 11, 2008 (8 photos)

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
Dec 12, 2007 (9 photos)

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
Mar 6, 2006 (6 photos)

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 photos...

Wed 14 Nov - VC10 Refeulling Flight
Nov 20, 2007 (4 photos)

  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. & ...

Island Tour
Apr 7, 2008 (25 photos)

Whole day tour of East Falkland with Tony Smith.

Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Jan 2, 2008 (11 photos)

... 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
Feb 21, 2008 (3 photos)

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
Jan 8, 2008 (8 photos)

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 memorials ...

Hello Stanley
Apr 5, 2008 (13 photos)

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Oh yes he is......
Jan 2, 2008 (14 photos)

... 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 the ...

Cape Dolphin
Feb 21, 2008 (10 photos)

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 morning, ...

Ascension Visit April 08
Apr 18, 2008 (13 photos)

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 the ...

Penguins on the Beach
Oct 18, 2007 (8 photos)

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 ...