Our first shore excursion was to West Point Island which is to the Western side of the Falkland Islands group (20 Nov 08). They unloaded all of us in batches of 12 onto big rubber inflatable boats, commonly called Zodiacs. We trekked across the island about 20 mins to a rookery for rockhopper penguins and black browed albatross. It was amazing how close we could get without disturbing them. They were mostly nesting and just resting, some of the penguins were making excursions into the ocean.
The island is owned by an English couple called Rody and Lil. After we walked back to the jetty, they provided us with morning tea! Can you imagine whipping up tea, coffee and cakes for over 100 people who land on your island and go for a walk? They also have cows and sheep which was kinda funny out there in the middle of nowhere.
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