Wild Goose Chases

My first night at the Beach Hut through the fury of the wind and rain beating on the cabin, I could hear geese calling to each other. The next morning, in the blue pre-dawn light, I could see the creek edges were alive with geese, ducks and the occasional swan. I made a cup of … Continue reading Wild Goose Chases

A weekend retreat

Most of my weekends away in the Falklands have been to outer, smaller islands, drawn there by the attraction of seeing some of the spectacular wildlife.  However, there are other weekend options on East and West Falkland where farms have created self-catering properties and new income sources.  Often self-catering units are existing houses that are … Continue reading A weekend retreat

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