Taking advantage of the free time we had in the Falklands a few of us took a trip out to Volunteer point to see the King, Gentoo & Magallenic penguins. It was quite bizzare seeing penguins on grassy banks and the beach.
A 2-day trip out to Sea Lion Island (via a tiny 6-seater Inter Islanader plane) proved highly rewarding, with Orca (Killer Whales) appearing in the bay within half an hour of our arrival. It was spectacular to watch them cruising in and out of the small bay checking out the Elephant seals. The local wildlife was abundant and unafraid - elephant seals, gentoo & rockhopper penguins, king cormorants, sealions, petrels.
The JCR arrived in Stanley on 5th December and we departed on 7th, bound for Rothera.
No comments:
Post a Comment