• New Island, Afternoon Walk

    December 18, 2024 in Falkland Islands ⋅ 🌬 10 °C

    When we got back to the ship, we had lunch an then Paul put his head down to catch up on sleep. I left him to it in the afternoon and went on a 6km walk towards another bay, to see a variety of birds such as the Striated Cara Cara, oystercatchers, Magellanic penguins who burrow into the ground to nest.

    Back at the landing area there was a basking an elephant seal who was moulting. It must be very itchy!
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