Lots of people know that Chile is a very long country and one way of understanding this is to unfold a standard size country road map. Most countries fit fairly nicely onto the map, or can be put easily onto two sides - not so Chile. When you unfold the map for Chile you find … Continue reading A long, thin country
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Dogs with jobs
Unsurprisingly, as a rural country the Falkland Islands has lots of working dogs - Collies (England) are commonly used for farm work, as are Kelpies (Australia) and Huntaways (New Zealand). Then there are the military dogs doing security checks at the airport and round the military base. So far, so normal. Living here I have … Continue reading Dogs with jobs
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
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
The long journey south
I went back to the UK over Christmas and flew North on the Airbridge, which I've written about previously (https://whereissarah.blog/2023/05/20/the-airbridge-experience/). This time I flew back via South America. It was a memorable journey. The first thing that you know before you set off, is that it is going to take much, much more time. The Airbridge … Continue reading The long journey south
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