During the UK winter it's the height of summer in the southern hemisphere - so the ideal time to visit... The penguin picture was taken in March 2013, at Volunteer Point, East Falkland, just after dawn. The other two are Bodie Creek bridge - the most southerly suspension bridge in the world - and a seal at Whale Point.
I spend 50% of my time there every year - fortunately the company pay for the flight there... Unfortunately for you, they also pay for the flight back as well...
Can't imagine there's much in the way of decent biking roads out there though. More sort of quad bike country..? And I guess sticking your bike on a ferry to Argentina for a bit of a tour round is out of the question.
really whither the F45 is better than the FFS is of no relevance,, sure there are mineral and fishing reserves by the plenty but the main asset of the Falklands is their military strategic importance to the American empire,, being under brittish rule they are therefor nato aligned so there for US can use their airspace and territorial waters if they so desire,, it was probabally her great friend Ronald Raygun that told Maggie to get out there lady and secure it ....
I understood that Argentina, even under military dictatorship, was considered an ally by the US at the time of the conflict and the Americans tried hard to dissuade them from invading the islands and precipitating a war between two allies. And the man from Washington charged with playing peacemaker was, somewhat surprisingly, one Donald Rumsfeld.
well America have never been averse to a right wing dictatorship but having a nato puppet in their pocket is still preferential .
NO! NO! NO! JR45! You must distance yourself from these irrational thoughts. Trust me, its fucking shit down there. There are no trees because its always blowing a bastard. The weather is crap 80% of the time and even when its sunny its still blowing a bastard. I remember once pootling down the road in a land rover at 50mph. I slid the window open, gobbed out of it, AND MY GOB WENT FORWARD. Yes it immediately overtook me! Never forget it. So don't go there. It might not have landed yet.
Yeah, its a bit like the Shetlands I suppose. I've only been to Scatsta mind you so I've only seen Shetlands from helicopters.
Wonder how do they feel about calling it Norway? Coming soon to your new-look map of the former United Kingdom.
