Day 6 - Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Port Stanley is the smallest and most remote capital city in the world. The population is less than 3000 and the city had a real seaside town flare. There are many interesting sites in the city itself - Christ Church Cathedral, Government House, the 1982 war Memorial, and many naval and historic plaques to view. It was an easy walk from one end of town to the other.

The cruise ship did not go into port and so we were divided into groups and awaited our turn to get on to the tenders to take us into to Port Stanley. We were able to get a photo as we cruised in. As our tender approached, we could see a beautiful array of colours.

We had decided that we would take a walking tour on our own. The weather was beautiful, although a little windy in Port Stanley itself. Mind you many of the cruisers were warmly dressed but when you come from the frozen North versus the sunny South you have a different perspective.

We began our tour in the Welcome centre. Then we strolled through various shops and purchased a few mementos. I bought a penguin charm that opens up and has a little baby inside and DH bought some penquin cuff links. We also purchased some homemade penguin candies for our grandchildren.

As we walked out of the busy part of town we stopped at various tourist locations and then headed off to walk down the beach.

When we reached the end of the city, we started back to the shop area for lunch. After lunch we went to the Wool Centre and DH bought some merino to spin. We then headed off in the other direction until we ran out of time and had to head back to the ship. It was a really relaxing day and we certainly got lots of photos. The last photo is taken from the ship as we got ready to sail off for a new adventure!