South America 2026

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.Lue lisää