[backdated to fit into the sequence of posts about our trip to the Falklands and South Georgia in March 2023.]
Our last stop in the Falkland Islands was on Carcass Island. As Wikipedia notes, its “grim-sounding name comes from the ship HMS Carcass, which surveyed the island in 1766.” Despite the grim name, we visited on a beautiful day and had a lovely hike up the steep and grassy slopes, past a small Gentoo settlement and through sheep pasture, to a rocky summit with broad views of the bay and surrounding islands.
As we descended, we had a great view of our ship in the bay. We followed the track to the home of the island’s owner. Formerly a sheep farm, the focus is now on tourism. Today, his Argentinean crew laid out an incredible spread of tea & cakes for us to sample. Delectable!
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David Kotz 