Thursday was Karen’s birthday and Jan invited us to the Pinnacle Grill Restaurant on aboard the Prinsendam to help celebrate. We went to their stateroom for a pre-dinner champagne toast and then to the Grill for our 6:30 reservation. The service and food there are 5-star; we had a fabulous steak dinner with more wine and champagne.
The Falklands Islands were the site of a war in 1982 between the British and the Argentines. The area surrounding Stanley was heavily mined and there are still some live minefields there. We steered clear of that; in fact, we had had a tour scheduled but cancelled it. We were to travel to the opposite side of the island from where the ship was anchored to see some penguins, but since we had seen so many in Antarctica, we decided to use our time doing something else.
The four of us, plus Karen and Jan, tendered over together. The day was cold and very windy so we had to bundle up. The town of Stanley, which has about 2000 people, consists of one main road with very little on it. No trees are native to this long, low island so any that are there were introduced by immigrants. The focal point of the town is the Anglican Church with an arch made of whale bone in the front yard. Otherwise, there are a few shops, a couple of hotels and guest houses, a post office, a visitor center and a pub or two. To get out of the wind we decided to visit a pub and have a drink and sample the local favorite fare, fish and chips. Since the Falklands are mostly British, the pubs have that English pub flare, with the dark wood and the cozy booths. The fish was mullet and I didn’t really like it but the beer was good and so were the chips. And the company, of course! That was pretty much our day in the Falklands.
The Falklands Islands were the site of a war in 1982 between the British and the Argentines. The area surrounding Stanley was heavily mined and there are still some live minefields there. We steered clear of that; in fact, we had had a tour scheduled but cancelled it. We were to travel to the opposite side of the island from where the ship was anchored to see some penguins, but since we had seen so many in Antarctica, we decided to use our time doing something else.
The four of us, plus Karen and Jan, tendered over together. The day was cold and very windy so we had to bundle up. The town of Stanley, which has about 2000 people, consists of one main road with very little on it. No trees are native to this long, low island so any that are there were introduced by immigrants. The focal point of the town is the Anglican Church with an arch made of whale bone in the front yard. Otherwise, there are a few shops, a couple of hotels and guest houses, a post office, a visitor center and a pub or two. To get out of the wind we decided to visit a pub and have a drink and sample the local favorite fare, fish and chips. Since the Falklands are mostly British, the pubs have that English pub flare, with the dark wood and the cozy booths. The fish was mullet and I didn’t really like it but the beer was good and so were the chips. And the company, of course! That was pretty much our day in the Falklands.
Tell Karen happy birthday from us! your trip sounds wonderful. a little cold and rainy but worth it. it has been cold and rainy here too!
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