Picture above is of Fr. Seamus Whelan in San Antonio de Arreco which is about 120 Km outside of Buenos Aires in Argentina and he is building a refugee centre for women who are the subject of abuse. The remainer are a flavour of some of the photographes taken on a trip that took in the Antarctic and a visit to half Moon Island, Deception and Elephant Islands. Remote locations for sure but there is a beauty about this place that these photographs do not do justice to. You just have no idea of the cold when there is a wind blowing down here, it goes right through you and in a second your hands are just frozen. Saw penguins on icebergs and many other sights that I have not time to write about here. Keep watching this site for further photographs from the Falklands and South Georgia Islands.

It is just amazing to see the effect the evening sun can have on a hill covered in snow. Ship above was parked with patrons like us stunned by the beauty of this particular iceberg. Below is a street scene in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands which as most of you know was the subject of a conflict back in 1982. Went to a farm of Mr. Neil Watson and his wife, a most enjoyable day out and it reminded me of the farms in Ireland back years ago, the days when horses did everything on the farm. They get their electricity from a wind turbine and have sheep, hens and no problems from wood pigeons eating the cabbage as they do not exist out there. Slugs do. Grytviken is a whaling station in South Geogia and is also the location of the grave of Ernest Shackleton, the explorer. Tristan de Cunha an island in the mid south Atlantic which is four days sailing from anywhere is one of the remotest places in the world, they do not have an airport and the only callers are from passing ships. Back in 1962, a volcano erupted and all 250 islanders were evacuated to England. no airplance can land there but those hardy souls have a policman who is double jobbing....customs officer and lifeboat crew man when the need arises. Found the same in the Falklands, they all have two or three jobs. Anyway onwards we go to South Africa, arriving there on the 27th. April and the depth of the ocean along the way exceeds three miles. Only company for some of the journey was an albatross which has a wingspan of up to 12 feet.Not a ship or plane to be seen except blue calm seas and the weather is getting much warmer. Further details will be posted in about 10 days after Maputo. If you have enjoyed viewing these photographs please click here and leave a comment or greeting on my guestbook.(Its a shame if you do not)

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