Falkland Islands

4 Nov 2009

Full Moon and Twilight

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Lyubov Orlova in AntarcticaIsn't that a magnificent view? Towering, snow covered mountains, with clouds swirling above the water.

2 Nov 2009

My Tourist Dollar and the GDP.

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Stanley, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)The last port of call for me will be Stanley, the capital of the Falklan

19 Oct 2009

Flying High and Feeling Low

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[caption id="attachment_556" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Kapitan Khlebnikov in the Weddell Sea"][/caption] My Antarctic expedition aboard Kapitan Khelbnikov will be bittersweet. This voyage will be the final time that the icebreaker will explore at length the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).

16 Oct 2009

What's so Royal about the Royal Tour?

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South Georgia King Penguin RookeryThere are 17 (some say 18) species of penguins in the world.

8 Mar 2009

Anticipating the Falklands Landing

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7 March 2009 Yesterday morning we rose early, about 4.50am and prepared for a landing on Prion Island to see nesting Wandering Albatross and the South Georgia Pipit. A staff zodiac left the gangway after some difficulty loading and landed a short time later. On the way we passed through a narrow channel boiling with fur seal pups. After dropping off the shore party I returned to the gangway to collect passengers. After loading the first two passengers it was apparent that getting 109 passengers on and off the ship would be nigh on impossible and fairly dangerous, particularly if conditi

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