There are few capital cities in the world that contain just 3000 people and where you can quite legitimately see everything there is to see in one day. Port Stanley is one of them.
Sailing in on flat, mirror calm seas, National Geographic Endurance entered from the outer harbour beneath skies filled with birds – cormorants, geese, and the Falklands thrush. These islands, located as they are so many miles from the nearest landmass, have a unique ecology. We spent the day looking at plenty of it as we toured the town in the morning. Our local guides took us on a scenic tour of the nooks and crannies of Stanley. We lifted the lid on the history of the Lady Elizabeth, a rusting iron hulk of a sailing barque that was damaged as it rounded Cape Horn.
Sinking our hands into moist peat above town, we reflected on the island’s recent past and its diversity.
