Buenos Aires to the Falklands

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February 22nd 2020

Published: February 23rd 2020

Buenos Aires, Montevideo & the Falklands 28 January–7 February 2020 There are 3 blogs coming in quick succession as we did not have good enough wifi while travelling. The penguins on the Falklands are at the end of the pictures so click through all pages to see them. Arriving in B. Aires three days before we were due to embark on the Zaandam for our cruise down to Antarctica gave us plenty ... Read Full Entry

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Park next to Botanical gardens

Eva at the family home

Patagonian hare, sits perfectly still

Sharing mate, a bitter tasting 'tea' of roughly ground leaves

Making it is a complicated process and the metal straw or bombadilla is passed around as everyone shares the same gourd to drink from.

A man enjoying his mate alone

Monk Pparakeets (Thank you for identification Sheila)

In dock at Montevideo from Graf Spey

Graf Spey anchor

Adult Gentoo

Upland geese in Falklands

another egg

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King adult giving food

Close up of Magellanic

Babygrow is too big

Entrance to Stanley Harbour

The Post Office

The Cathedral

Food on grill in parilla

Policeman trying to ensure no more Argentinian flags are raised here as happened last week

One of the fires

23rd February 2020

silvernomads
Paul & Sheila Williams

Glad you made it
Enjoyed your blog Sue and Jim and so glad you also made it to the Falklands - have many fond memories of our 'just one day' on the islands. S&P

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