Boat Trip

 After a few days of driving, we decided to go out into the harbour for a boat trip.  Ruth's mum was down and booked a boat for a couple of hours.  We had been out of Stanley several times before, once whale watching and once to HMS York.

We departed from the public jetty, the end of which has long been overdue for replacement!

The usual photo leaving Stanley

Our house has just been repainted, and is now much easier to spot....it's the dark one roughly in the centre of the shot.

 

 Turkey vultures on Gypsy Cove beach....

 ...where we were joined by a pod of dolphins....

 

 

 

 

....and some steamer chicks.....

Last time when we visited  Kidney Island, the seals and sea lions stayed on the beach......

 ...this time they joined us in the water.....

 ....including this massive female Elephant Seal.....

 ...which looked graceful in the water.....

 ...and has a smiley face!

The next sequence shows some male Sealions being territorial and fighting...it was easy to see how the young can be crushed during these fights!

 

 

 

 

 

We did try heading out to the Rockhopper Penguin colony on some cliffs in Berkeley Sound, but the seas were becoming rough, at 6-7 feet, and were also very confused, so we headed back via Navy Point, where some Rock Cormorants were nesting

 

 A superb day out, which we all enjoyed!