Day 2 at New Island and I was off to see the rookery nearest the settlement - about a 15 minute walk. The big draw here was to see Black Browed Albatross which would be my first time. I got buzzed by another pair of caracara. I’ve regularly met curious caracara but not experienced pairs … Continue reading Black Browed Albatross
Islands
A “Swiss Cheese” Island
I was very pleased to be at New Island - I arrived towards the middle of the afternoon and by the time we’d waited for the second plane to arrive and bumped over the track to the settlement for 40 minutes, it was getting on. It was about 5pm when I set out and as … Continue reading A “Swiss Cheese” Island
New Island or bust
New Island is one of the outer islands in the Falklands and it is more than usually difficult to get to. It’s long and thin with high cliffs on its western coastline, inland hills and gentle slopes to the eastern shore. There is very little flat land, which means that the only airstrip is short and … Continue reading New Island or bust
A winter weekend
A mid-winter weekend break at Pebble Island was agreed on to make a change of scene, although we weren't really sure what to expect. The lodge at Pebble Island (like all the tourist lodges) is shut for the winter, but Dot and Alex Gould who own and farm Pebble, have two houses available for visitors. … Continue reading A winter weekend
FIGAS
The Falkland Islands doesn't really do public transport - not on land anyway. However, in the air we benefit from the rather fabulous FIGAS - or Falkland Islands Government Air Service, which will celebrate its 75th birthday later this year. FIGAS flies to anywhere in the Islands with an air strip and they do it … Continue reading FIGAS
Out West
Recently I went to West Falkland to visit our settlement school at Fox Bay Village and the farm schoolrooms and more importantly to meet the children in those schools, the parents and teachers. A short aside - the Falkland Islands is made up of over 700 islands from very small to large. The two largest … Continue reading Out West
Where is Sarah? 