Driving to Stanley to hike the Nut

We're off to Stanley to hike the Nut: the remains of an ancient volcanic neck. En route we stopped at the Wynard Tulip Festival -- our timing was perfect as the fields were loaded with brilliant colors.
The Nut is a short 2 mile hike with 550 feet of vertical. The climb was very steep, but we weren't going to take gondola (available to those who didn't want to do the tackle the vertical by foot). Once up, we enjoyed clusters of different plants and trees along with a kangaroo hiding under a tree. After dinner and nightfall, we walked to Godfrey's Beach in the hope of watching the world's smallest penguins walk up the beach from the water to return to their burrows. We were pleasantly surprised to watch over 70 penguins walk up and under the walkway built for viewing the penguins at night. The viewing area had installed red lights so viewers could see the penguins without scaring them off as bright/white lights would do.Read more