Penguins at Saunders Island

The Falkland Islands

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December 2nd 2022
After our time in Antarctica we made the 2 day crossing back across The Drake Passage, even worse “Drake Shake” than on the way over and had us walking a little sideways around the ship. While we did experience motion sickness that had us in our cabin a little longer than normal it usually passed after a few hours and wasn’t a major distraction at any point on our trip. Following the undulat ... read more

South America » Falkland Islands

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Although first sighted by an English navigator in 1592, the first landing (English) did not occur until almost a century later in 1690, and the first settlement (French) was not established until 1764. The colony was turned over to Spain two years la... ... read more