Some more pictures..
I have only got a cheap digital camera at the moment, but I am going to have to buy another better one once I get out to the more isolated areas where most of the wildlife is. Over the Christmas break I have 2 day trip to Sea Lion Island planned and a day trip to Volunteer Point, a 3 hour drive, off-road from Stanley, where there is a large penguin colony.
Here are some more of the pictures so far, hopefully I can post more later.
The 1982 memorial, overlooking Stanley Harbour on a rare sunny day. The weather changes very quickly in the Falklands and you rarely get a whole day of unbroken sunshine. Further up this road is Government House and the racecourse. In the distance are a few of the mountains that saw a lot of the action during the 1982 conflict.
The road to Fitzroy and Bluff Cove where 2 Royal Fleet auxiliary ships where hit with the loss of of many lives, mostly from the Welsh Guards. Fitzroy is basically 2 sheep farms. There are memorials at Bluff Cove to the people who died there.
Cape Pembroke, the most easterly part of the Falklands. If you travel East from the point the first landfall you get to is Chile, over 12,000 miles away. There are no major land masses on the latitude where the Falkland Islands lie, which leaves them very exposed. There are virtually no trees anywhere in the Falklands.
Stanley from Gypsy Cove. Typical Falklands countryside. Very thick spongy grass, which is suprising hard to walk across. A heather type plant called "diddle-dee" is very common across the islands, and its bright red berries are used to make jam. There is also the traditional yellow gorse which can make the countryside (or camp) colourful at times.
Cricket nets in the Falklands, overlooking the harbour. Stanley has a enthustiastic local team who play "friendly" matches against the military. They also occasionally go on tours to Chile.
Here are some more of the pictures so far, hopefully I can post more later.
The 1982 memorial, overlooking Stanley Harbour on a rare sunny day. The weather changes very quickly in the Falklands and you rarely get a whole day of unbroken sunshine. Further up this road is Government House and the racecourse. In the distance are a few of the mountains that saw a lot of the action during the 1982 conflict.
The road to Fitzroy and Bluff Cove where 2 Royal Fleet auxiliary ships where hit with the loss of of many lives, mostly from the Welsh Guards. Fitzroy is basically 2 sheep farms. There are memorials at Bluff Cove to the people who died there.
Cape Pembroke, the most easterly part of the Falklands. If you travel East from the point the first landfall you get to is Chile, over 12,000 miles away. There are no major land masses on the latitude where the Falkland Islands lie, which leaves them very exposed. There are virtually no trees anywhere in the Falklands.
Stanley from Gypsy Cove. Typical Falklands countryside. Very thick spongy grass, which is suprising hard to walk across. A heather type plant called "diddle-dee" is very common across the islands, and its bright red berries are used to make jam. There is also the traditional yellow gorse which can make the countryside (or camp) colourful at times.
Cricket nets in the Falklands, overlooking the harbour. Stanley has a enthustiastic local team who play "friendly" matches against the military. They also occasionally go on tours to Chile.
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