As a city dweller for some considerable time, I have definitely perfected the behaviour of politely passing strangers in the street unacknowledged. However, in the Falklands I am learning new customs (or relearning, because as a country child I knew how to do this). To begin with, walking down the street I was prone to … Continue reading Say Hello
Daily Life
Lawnmowing
How on earth could anyone want to write or to read a post about lawnmowing, I hear you ask. Has she lost her mind? Surely she hasn't developed an interest in perfect, green, stripey lawns? No I haven't and although I have a garden, it would be better to call it a piece of land … Continue reading Lawnmowing
The Lunch Hour
Life in the Falkland Islands and particularly working life has many habits and customs that are very familiar to me. However, there is one custom that stands out as being totally different to the UK and that is the Lunch Hour. In the Falklands, the lunch hour is midday to 1pm and this seems to … Continue reading The Lunch Hour
A post about Post…
In our increasingly connected world, physical post has become much less used and less important but there are still times of year when we all like to receive physical post - especially birthdays and Christmas. And when one is away from home, post becomes even more important (as anyone who boarded at school, travelled for … Continue reading A post about Post…
A Falklands Christmas
As it's my first year in the Falklands, I thought I should spend Christmas here and enjoy a southern hemisphere Christmas. It took me a while to feel Christmassy, as I was missing my usual cues - days were getting longer, not shorter; there were no endless Christmas songs in shops (until the final week … Continue reading A Falklands Christmas
Wind
A perceptive friend said recently "I suppose the thing about Wind is, you can't see it in photographs" and she's right, it's hard to see in photographs. This is a very, very windy day - a blow you sideways day, a plane can't land day - but it doesn't show in photos This is a … Continue reading Wind
Cars
Another popular question before I moved was, "Will you need a car?" The answer is definitely yes! Obviously I didn't have a car when I arrived. It was still the very early days of spring (think early March) and the weather was extremely variable, cold and sometimes rainy. My house is only 2 miles from … Continue reading Cars
Post-work activities…
What to do on a Thursday evening after work... go to the sand dunes at Yorke Bay (15 minutes outside Stanley) and watch the Gentoo penguins coming ashore for the evening, starting to pair up and thinking about nests... Gentoos live on the Islands all year round and are very common and lovely to watch. … Continue reading Post-work activities…
Food Shopping 101
So what is daily life in the Falkland Islands like? Or more specifically what is daily life in Stanley like - as I can’t speak for life in Camp. (Camp is the description of everywhere in the Islands that is not Stanley and generally not at Mount Pleasant Camp/Aiport, where the military are. This ranges … Continue reading Food Shopping 101
Where is Sarah? 