Day 19 - Stanley, Falkland Islands

We went out on deck at 6.30 to watch our approach into Stanley Harbour where we docked an hour later.  There were good views of the hills around the town where the battles took place towards the end of the Falklands War in 1982.


We were booked on a coach tour at 9.30 so went for a short walk along the waterfront as soon as the gangplank was down and we were told we could leave the ship.  

The 2 hour tour was very good and took us to some places a little far out of the town as well as important sites in the town.

We then visited the Dockyard Museum before walking around the town and visiting various shops.  We had lunch at the Victory Inn and tried the locally brewed beer.


Totem Pole of signs to towns that visitors 
have posted over many years

Governor's House

WW1 memorial

Some hate her, some love her but the 
Falklanders definitely love her

Falklands War memorial

Dockyard Museum

St Mary's Catholic Church

Houses in Stanley 
(formerly the Upland Goose Hotel)

Whalebone statue (Stanley is twinned with Whitby, Yorkshire)

Stanley Cathedral

Historic buildings and native plant garden

The Globe Tavern

The missen mast of the SS Great Britain 
(now on public display in Bristol)

Stanley Town Hall

Penguin News - local newspaper office

Government Offices

Houses in Stanley

Tourist Bus

Lunch at the Victory Inn

It was a lovely warm day with plenty of sunshine and Stanley is a delightful little town to wander around.  Surprisingly it is the same latitude south as London but has a much cooler climate.

We saw some of the birds of the Falklands in and around the town.

Steamer Ducks

Upland Goose



Falkland Steamer Duck

Ruddy Headed Goose?

Unknown

Imperial Shag

Kelp Gull

Brownish Oystercatchers

Ruddy Headed Geese

Megallanic Oystercatcher

Kelp Geese

Turkey Vulture

We arrived back at the ship at 16.15, just half an hour before our deadline.  Just as we were going to dinner there was a very nice sunset over the outer islands.



After dinner there was a demonstration of napkin and towel folding that the hospitality team do in our rooms and on the dining table.  Here are some of my efforts.

Bird of Paradise napkin

Polar Bear Towels




Comments

  1. Ann24 February 2022 at 10:07

    Where are Paul’s efforts? Looks like an interesting day you had.

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    1. Jean Dalby24 February 2022 at 11:08

      He didn't want to know how to make Polar Bears from towels so went back to the cabin.

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