1. DAY PORT STANLEY
We pick you up from Mount Pleasant airport,. The military area - 1 hour
drive through the Falklands, across one of the three tared roads of the
Island - first impression with 'stone runs', farms and lakes at the
horizon - arrival at the 'Sarah' - you choose your bunk and get
familiar with the boat - visit to the local pub to get to know some
Falkland people.
2. DAY PORT STANLEY - GOOSE GREEN
Sail along the southern coast of East Falkland - Goose Green: biggest farm of the Falklands - sheep
sheering.
3. DAY GOOSE GREEN - FANNY CREEK
We see some Gentoo pinguin colonies - Fanny Creek is a narrow fjord
full of life - big Gentoo- and Magellan penguin colony.
4. DAY FANNY CREEK - BULL COVE
TREKKING: deep tussock grass - narrow pathes - visit of the penguin
colony and breeding places of cormorants and wild goose - striated caracaras.
5. DAY BULL COVE - ALBEMARLE HARBOUR
We leave early before sunrise - it will be a long sailing day - at
Albemarle Harbour (West Falkland) we come close to a big sea lion
colony .
TREKKING: we will try to reach Mount Alice (1185 ft) - phantastic view
- nature is very wild here - along the river Dean we try to reach Port
Stephens Settlement - we keep the 'Sarah' informed about our progress
by VHF - she will pick us up there.
7. DAY ALBEMARLE HARBOUR - BEAVER ISLAND
Sail around the southern most point of Falklands - rockhopper penguins
& guanacos - beaver island: owned by the pioneering sailors of the
antarctic regions, the Poncets - Sally and Jerome Poncet were the first
to undertake sailing expeditions to some subantarctic islands like
South Georgia and South Shetland Islands (summer and winter) - they
overwintered in Antarctica - since decades they are responsible for
many scientific research projects on these islands - their famous yacht
Damien II is at anchor here - nobody knows the area better than they
do.
8. DAY BEAVER ISLAND - NEW ISLAND
New Island possesses a wide variety of wild life: Fur Seals, Magellan-,
Rockhopper- and Gentoo Penguins - good achorages - extensive
possibilities to enjoy the wildlife.
9. DAY NEW ISLAND - CARCASS ISLAND - WESTPOINT ISLAND
40 seamiles until Carcass Island: Sea Elephants defend their harem -
during these fights some joungsters get killed - sail to West Point
Settlement: we might join them for a 'smokie': a cup of tea with lots
of chatting.
10. DAY HOT STONE COVE MOUNTAIN
We move the 'Sarah' to Hope Harbour
TREKKING: we can use an old path to the 'waterfall creek' - from there
we can try to hike along the waterfall upwards until we reach the 'hot
stone cove' plateau - the tussock grass is huge and difficult to get
through, but the view is magnificent - we ca watch many (breeding)
birds
11. DAY HOPE HARBOUR - PORT HOWARD
We have a long sailing passage ahead and try to get as far as Port Howard/Falkland Sound.
12. DAY MOUNT MARIA
We stay for the day and visit the wool mill, their production of genuin
Falkland jumpers - basic school with 4 childeren and one teacher - farm
with 40-60.000 sheep - lodge for 20 tourists/year.
TREKKING: we will try to reach the second highest mountain of the
Falklands, Mount Maria - the landscape is full of yellow blossoming
'Gorse', as far as the eye can reach.
13. DAY PORT HOWARD - PORT SALVADOR
We sail back north and follow the northern coastline of West Falklands
- Port Salvador is a deeply indented creek with a couple of
settlements, that partly can only be reached by boat.
14. DAY PORT SALVADOR - VOLUNTEER POINT
Today we will visit the only King Penguin colony of the islands -
access only by sea - these penguins are indeed majestic, they are the
most beautiful of all penguins - their Flakland presence is an absolute
exceoption, since they can normally only be found on subantarctic
islands, that (except for South Georgia) do not get reached by
passenger ships or yachts.
