The sand here was just about the finest grain we've ever seen.

Those black lumps are penguins. This is the closest we're allowed to approach.

York Point residents. (aka: Magellanic penguins)

Some serious effort was made to create a nice, weather-resistant walkway.

WW2 remnant: British QF 4-inch Mark IV naval gun installed for harbor defense.

Roaming around the local maritime historic museum.

Whalebone Arch in front of Christ Church Cathedral.

Some homes don't weather well down here.

When you're tired, any port in a storm will do.

A steel-hulled sailboat -- THAT'S dedication to sport.

This was the path for our tender return to the ship. Quite the adventure!

Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

January 27 in Falkland Islands ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F

We found a hop-on/hop-off bus and did our own little day tour that took us on a trip to York Point & Gypsy Cove to see penguins, and a nice little run-around the town area. We ended at the local brewery -- dubbed 'the southern-most brewery'.
THE WIND HERE WAS CRAZY!!

There is a 1155 ton iron barque sunk off the coast that has an interesting history. Originally launched in 1879, it made many voyages of varying success. She was damaged in 1913, condemned & converted to a coal hulk. In 1936 a storm broke her mooring lines & she drifted to where she now lies in Whalebone Cove.
We saw the Totem Pole: a quirky structure signposting various distances. Originally created by military personnel, signs have since been added by many visitors.
It's easy for us to forget that in 1982 the Argentinians launched a surprise attack on the British-controlled Falklands. The British were vastly outnumbered 57 to 600 Argentinians & had to surrender. The British responded w/ force & over the next 10 weeks there was an undeclared war over the Islands & its territorial dependency South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands. Significant losses incurred on both sides, but on 14-Jun the Argentinian forces surrendered.Read more