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Feb 26 to Mar 12, 2008
The Big Trip > Antarctica > Falklands
 
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A baby Black-Browed Albatross


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From our flight to Ushuaia


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From our flight to Ushuaia


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Downtown Ushuaia


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Our arrival into Stanley, the only "city" on our trip, with a booming population of 2,000.


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An ancient church, with a sculpture made of whale bones.


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The store where I bought my second Nikon D40X of the trip. The new one lasted just a few days before breaking :-(.


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Barack Obama is always a priority for us :-).


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A Falklands Flightless Steamer Duck


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Kelp Geese


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A Brown Skua


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Rockhopper Penguins


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The Striated Caracara (right)


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A Ruddy-headed Goose


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A lone King Penguin making his way toward us from across a field.


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Magellanic Penguins


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The view from our little deck off our room on the Explorer II.


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Homework while waiting in line.


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On the Zodiac.


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Gentoo Penguins


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Penguin nests dug into the banks on the shore.


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A cluster of Magellanic Penguins.


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A Night Heron


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The Magellanic Snipe, a great bird to see.


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One of the three wrecked ships in the harbour we hiked around.


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This beach is full of landmines from the Falklands War, and is now the perfect protected rookery for penguins.


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The little triangle in the upper right corner is actually hundreds of penguins.


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A jellyfish.


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