Today we are in the Falklands. While most passengers have taken tours, we elected to just wander about the little town of Stanley. The port lecturer Julio, advised us that it is a very small town, and has only one real street, Ross St. In fact, he said it was nearly impossible to get lost, and if you do, "just to sit down on this little patch of grass next to the road and start crying and someone will come along to assist you."
Well, you probably know what comes next. Jackie and I had to go to that little patch of grass, where we sat down and pretended to cry. We think it made a very funny picture, but here we are on the street and the patch of grass.
Denny and Kathi were off early this morning to get a tour to Volunteer Point and the King Penguins. It is a long, bumpy and sometimes boggy ride in a four wheel drive vehicle. The rest of us opted for a walk up and down Ross St., a look at the memorials to the wars and general people watching before heading back to the ship. Of course, that included a couple of souvenirs and gift shops, where we 'had' to spend our leftover £ from the last trip. We managed some penguin socks, a couple of gifts, an ornament for the Christmas tree, and miraculously no hats or tee shirts.
After a quick pizza and salad lunch, we are relaxing on our wind-protected balcony, watching the tenders come and go from the port and contemplating which movie to watch this afternoon. Tomorrow is another sea day before we arrive in Puerto Madryn on Saturday. If anything interesting happens tomorrow, I will blog about it, but then again, it may just be a lazy day and I might skip a blog post....we'll see.
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