From Cape to Cape on the Explorer.

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An impressive wreck-

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The equally impressive countryside around Stanley-

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An unusual monument near the old airport-

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Erected by homesick servicemen and women.The Canadians got in on the act though-

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The next stop was outside a passionate fellow's house-

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Over the road a second hand Argentinian armoured car-

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Out the back the source of power until recently.Peat and his peat house-

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Then a slightly more upmarket property-

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Thanks for the trip down memory lane , Ron.. keep 'em comin' ….(y)

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The beautiful scenery around Stanley-

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At least the expeditioners brightened up the scenery-

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I do hope we are getting fresh supplies.Nothing from here to Capetown.

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And another upmarket property-

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Now a monument to a 1914 naval battle off the Falklands when the British beat the German squadron.

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Though I don't think the ship on the top represents the British ships-

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There are wrecks up this end of the harbour as well.

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Then to the Museum-

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Drron and his guns-

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Lots of old stuff-

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And an Antarctic hut-

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The last of the museum-

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Then across the road to The Falkland war memorial-'

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Behind the memorial is a statue.But just look at the tree.

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And in case you don't recognise the face they do give you a clue-

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One of the air taxis goes overhead-

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The local paper-

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Walking into the main part of town there are some more impressive buildings.

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The new expedition parkas certainly are a great improvement.The inner jacket is perfect if just cold as it was this day.Postcards for the grandkids-

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One of the churches and some more of the significant buildings-

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Thanks DrRon for sharing your snaps with us.

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There was some colour in Stanley-

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We had a cappuccino at the café attached to one of the supermarkets.The supermarket had English brands but a lot of Aussie brands as well.Probably as there are only 2 commercial flights a week into Stanley-1 from the UK,the other from SCL.

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The most southerly cathedral in the world.Sometimes known as the whalebone cathedral-

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More of the Cathedral-

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The week after our visit there was to be a visit by an Argentinian delegation.The new President isn't as antagonistic as his predecessor.Nevertheless the messages in a house across the road from the Cathedral leaves no doubt as to the message they will get from Falklanders-

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That last is because an Argentinian charter airline has applied for an additional once a month return flight from Argentina-the LAN service once a month goes via Argentina.

However after the 30th Anniversary of the war the Argentinians got a bit excited and called Falkland Islanders hostages of the British military.They responded by having a referendum on whether they wanted to remain under British control.1513 voted Yes,3 voted No,one of the No voters voted that way because they wanted full Independence.

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Time now to visit the gift stores.Our guide said this one was for items made by Falklanders and across the street for those made in China-and that's where all the Chinese were shopping.Go figure.

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Units built for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee-

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Back on the zodiac for a late lunch and Nanny nap.Awake as we set sail.Pass a Korean squid boat.

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Our last look at Stanley then the Two Sisters.

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With all the peat bogs no wonder the water is brown.

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A very different sunset that night-

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The next day was a sea day.Some birds around-

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But mainly we saw the sea-

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The next day was also a sea day.Lectures,food and nanny naps were the order of the day.Towards sunset there was something in the distance-

 

Shag Rocks.

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Soon we were surrounded-

 

Fin whales.Unfortunately they remained some distance off.

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The next morning awake approaching South Georgia-

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Our first landing was to be at Salisbury plains.However due to a large swell we could not land directly at the beach so it was the secondary landing site meaning a more than 2.5km walk there and back.Mrsdrron decided to stay on the landing beach for a couple of hours.She got some very good pics.The animals obviously got used to people's presence.

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These photos on the beach are Rojaans.

The odd one out-

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