We were grateful to have been able to dry out some of our things before we packed up and left Shallow Bay the next morning to drive back to Port Howard to get the ferry home, stopping on the way to look at some of the wreckage of a plane which had been shot down during the conflict.
There were over 1,000 Argentine troops stationed in Port Howard and a small museum next to the lodge houses various things they left behind including weapons, ration packs, uniforms, ejector seats and mines.
The return crossing was much calmer and we were able to see dolphins, a seal, a lot of penguins and various other birds. As we were coming into New Haven I noticed several colonies of gentoo penguins on the hillside just accross the bay and then we saw that there were quite a few on the beach next to where the ferry docked. We stopped to look at them and John was very amused when I sat down at the edge of the beach and two of them ran up to me to inspect me closely.
On our way home we stopped at Goose Green, a large settlement which featured in the conflict. Over 110 residents ranging in age from 3 months to over 80 were imprisoned in the community hall for a month until liberated by British soldiers.
Near Goose Green we visited the Bodie Creek Bridge. This is the world's most southerly suspension bridge and being 120m long is quite impressive. It was built in 1924, having been fabricated in London at a cost of £2,290 and shipped out here. By spanning the Bodie Creek it considerably shortened the distance sheep had to be driven from Lafonia to the shearing sheds at Goose Green.
We also stopped at Darwin where there is a circular stone corral built in 1874 in the days of the guachos. There are quite a few of these around the islands.
By the time we got home we were quite tired and dusty but it had been a good and interesting trip.
There were over 1,000 Argentine troops stationed in Port Howard and a small museum next to the lodge houses various things they left behind including weapons, ration packs, uniforms, ejector seats and mines.
The return crossing was much calmer and we were able to see dolphins, a seal, a lot of penguins and various other birds. As we were coming into New Haven I noticed several colonies of gentoo penguins on the hillside just accross the bay and then we saw that there were quite a few on the beach next to where the ferry docked. We stopped to look at them and John was very amused when I sat down at the edge of the beach and two of them ran up to me to inspect me closely.
On our way home we stopped at Goose Green, a large settlement which featured in the conflict. Over 110 residents ranging in age from 3 months to over 80 were imprisoned in the community hall for a month until liberated by British soldiers.
Near Goose Green we visited the Bodie Creek Bridge. This is the world's most southerly suspension bridge and being 120m long is quite impressive. It was built in 1924, having been fabricated in London at a cost of £2,290 and shipped out here. By spanning the Bodie Creek it considerably shortened the distance sheep had to be driven from Lafonia to the shearing sheds at Goose Green.
We also stopped at Darwin where there is a circular stone corral built in 1874 in the days of the guachos. There are quite a few of these around the islands.
By the time we got home we were quite tired and dusty but it had been a good and interesting trip.
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