The top observation deck is 7 decks above the water and affords great views...when it's calm. The wind is quite strong at times and has me worried about the fate of my glasses. There are many choices of observation points so there should always be at least one well sheltered one.
Stanley has a population of about 3500 all spread along the harbour. The houses, particularily the roofs are very colourful.
The local museum is small but jamb packed with all maner of military, domenstic, marine and natural artifacts. The war of 1982 is still very fresh in everyone's minds. It must have been terrifying being stuck here with absolutely no where to go. The war lasted something like 8 days but the unexploded ordinance remains a big concern.
I popped into the museum for a bit and spent the rest of the time poking around and taking pics of the houses and the cemeterey.
As we embarked this afternoon they announced that we would be heading into seas heavier than what we've experienced so far and that we should secure things in our cabins and perhaps take some seasick meds. I wimped out and stuck another patch on. The ship was advised to not to take on more fuel as
originally planned - it was going to be done at sea with the 2 ships along side one another - as the wind was too high. So we headed straight out of the harbour on our way.
In tonight's briefing we got a weather update including the latest wind charts along with a detailed description of how to read them. Tomorrow looks like it may be rough and lessening the day after that and then much lighter winds as we arrive at South Georgia. They monitor the winds quite closely and won't operate the zodiacs the wind speed is too high. I forgot to mention a few other precautions that are taken with these boats. The drivers are in constant radio contact with each other. Each boat carries extra fuel. Each boat carries a small dry barrel with survival supplies in case of being stranded.
They always refuel when an opportunity presents itself in these parts so even though we skipped today's top up, apparently we have plenty of fuel to complete our cruise and even enough to get back to the Falklands again.
One of the side affects of seasickness medication is drowsiness so I am off to bed.
Oh, no icebergs yet but there is a notice about an iceberg spotting competition starting tomorrow.
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