24th Dec 10 - Falkland Islands

At anchor off Navy Point, Port Stanley. Morning visit to the penguins at Bluff Cove. Then historic walk around Port Stanley.

View of the multicoloured rooftops of Port Stanley from the ship moored in the bay.

Falklands flag

'Interesting' trip cross-country in 4x4s to Bluff Cove

Us amongst the penguins at Bluff Cove

Thousands of them - from eggs to chicks and adults

...with chick

A King penguin

Making a run for the sea

On the beach at Bluff Cove, there was a tiny museum and cafe (with a vast array of home made cakes)

A typical house in Port Stanley

Christ Church Cathedral with its Whalebone Arch

Brunel's ship SS Great Britain was beached in the Falklands before being towed back to Bristol. Only the Mizzen Mast remains.