November has been a very busy month in the Islands for visitors - I’m not sure if it’s the same every year or whether this one was unusual - time will tell! It started with the arrival of a very large group of veterans and next of kin, of those who served in the war … Continue reading Visitors
Whale Point
A couple of weeks ago, I went with a group to Whale Point - which is a noted wildlife spot on East Falkland. You need to ask the farm's permission before you go and we were lucky to be given it, as lambing was well underway and the sheep are pretty wild and easily disturbed … Continue reading Whale Point
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
Have you seen a penguin yet?
I think it's fair to say that the most frequently asked question before I came to the Falklands was - How many penguins are there? The answer is apparently up to a million each year - depending on which information source you look at. There are 5 types of penguin that nest on the Falklands … Continue reading Have you seen a penguin yet?
Go
This is the start of my third week already (!!) and there are so many things I could tell you about - one thing you'll notice is that I have started to figure out how to add photos to the site. Not well necessarily, but a start. In case you hadn't guessed I'm teaching myself … Continue reading Go
Get Set
So this is it - dropped off at Brize Norton, by my kind friend Donna, Sunday evening at 8pm. The flight is not due to leave until 1:10am on Monday morning, but we all have to have checked in by 10:10pm and I’m a bit cautious about what happens at Brize Norton and how long … Continue reading Get Set
On your marks…
As you know, in September 2022 I am moving to the Falkland Islands to take up the post of Director of Education for the next four years. Working in the Falkland Islands has been a long held ambition of mine, since visiting twice whilst I worked for Chichester College. After 9 fulfilling years at City … Continue reading On your marks…
Where is Sarah? 