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FALKLAND ISLANDS

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February 16th 2016
THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 30th January This was our first tender port, and the vagaries of the weather meant that according to the ships company you only had a 1 in 4 chance of actually getting ashore.The weather gods were kind to us again as we anchored in the sound just off Port Stanley on a warm summers morning.We, apparently were the first cruise ship for a number of weeks to be able to land pu ... 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