The Falkland Islands, More Penguins - Nov. 24, 2019
The seas were so rough two nights ago that the Internet was unusable, meaning the photos didn't upload, so this post is a day late. I don't know how many times we've looked outside and immediately remarked, "I need to get a picture of that." This is the result of one of those moments. Our first sighting of the Falklands. Vegetation. After a week of nothing but snow, ice and rocks, we stood out on the balcony and enjoyed bright yellow of the gorse. The water isn't all that deep at the entrance to the harbor in Stanley. The side thrusters were really roiling the water as we slid sideways next to the pier. The pier is a distance from town, so buses ran every 15 minutes all day long making it very easy to go into town and return. The Falklands are very clearly a British Overseas Territory. The Falklands war between Argentina, who invaded the Falklands in 1982, and the British who defeated them in the war is a very impo...