2025_26 Oosterdam, Stanley, Falkland Islands...

Today, I was out early taking pictures of our arrival to the Falklands before we got the tender to Stanley. We traveled to Cape Bougainville in the far north of the East Falklands and the scenery along the way was just amazing. This is a place that not many tourists have visited. Cape Bougainville, is a wildlife site known for its mixed breeding rookery of Rockhopper Penguins, a much smaller number of Macaroni Penguins, different types of Cormorants, and Southern Sea Lions.  The rookery, unlike others on the Falklands, is on quite a steep slope…This has the advantage of being able to take eye-level photographs. Our driver/guide David is great driver, and is a font of knowledge about the Falklands, including on the 1982 war with Argentina. The journey is about the same distance as Volunteer Point but with less time off roading. We were lucky to have been able to visit Cape Bougainville making our day on the very Falklands special. Thank you, David, for your recommendation to visit Cape Bougainville…  It was great!!! The island is a very unique location with wonderful scenery and wildlife!