Day 10 Saturday 31 January Port Stanley Falkland Islands

 The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory some 300 miles off the Argentinian coast.  About 180 bird species call these islands home.  British traditions remain in Port Stanley.  Locals take teatime and gather in pubs!

Our first adventure of the day was to see the penguins of Bluff Cove Lagoon, a privately-owned nature reserve.  There were white-sand beaches and a large lagoon, which is home to more than 1,000 breeding pairs of gentoo penguins and a growing colony of king penguins.  Terns, geese and skuas can also be found on the beach.

                                                               King penguins

                                                     Gentoo penguin chicks

                                             

We had a very tasty morning tea at the Sea Cabbage Cafe.  

We chose the scones with Diddle Dee jam (a small local berry) and fresh farm cream.

There was a small museum at the Lagoon.

Back in Port Stanley, we visited the cemetery which has 33 Commonwealth war burials.

Port Stanley's Christ Church Cathedral with the distinctive Whalebone Arch in its garden.  This is the world's southernmost Anglican cathedral.

                                                          A little bit of Britain

                                            

                                                The 1982 Liberation Memorial

                                                      Government House

                            In commemoration of the Battle of the Falkland Islands 1914.

                                                    Historic Dockland Museum