FUN:travel – Pt. Stanley, Falkland Islands – Seabourn Cruise – Day 5
February 10, 2013 by Susan Clarke
The ABC’s of Argentina
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 9 – Thursday, February 7 – Port Stanley, Falkland Islands – very, very windy – high 50’s – sun with cotton candy clouds – Cruise Day 5
Cathedral & Whalebone Zrch
- B – 8:00 am cappuccino doesn’t taste very good – bitter
- A – go back for another & get new beans – much better
- 9:00 – fruit
- 10:00 – take tender to town
- Sit next to Randy & Rita – they had massages by Gerald
Royal Marine Monument
- C – I think he is the same masseuse from our summer cruise that was so good!
- 10:30 – nice long walk around the only real town on the islands
- highlights include – Battle Memorial, Royal Marine Monument, Jhelum shipwreck, government house gardens, cathedral & whalebone arch
- 12:00 – take tender back
- 12:30 – arrive
- A – lunch theme Mexican! guacamole, tacos, salsas, YUMMY
- A – have lunch date with Don & Steve
- B – they have tour & don’t get back on ship till 3:00
- A – good thing I ate earlier
- A – lots of great conversation & invite them to my surprise birthday party too
- 5:00 – back to room to get ready for…
- C – 6:30 – happy hour @ Observation bar on 10
- 8:00 dinner Olde English
Government House
FF – (FUN-fact) – Every day the two restaurants on deck 8 have a themed lunch and dinner.