TUESDAY, DAY 27 - A fairly nice day - blue skies and little wind. We had a mandatory safety drill in the morning. Apparently, new laws have been passed and this is required at least once every month. First time we've ever done this on a sea day but most of us were off the ship when the drill was conducted in Buenos Aires so they picked today to fill the requirement.
While having a gin and tonic in our cabin about 7 pm the Captain made an announcement that there was a sailboat in the area but the sailor was ok. Some passengers had noticed the sailboat and were concerned so the ship turned around and made contact with the sailor to make certain he was not in distress. The bridge had already been in contact with him but to ease the anxiety of some passengers they contacted him again. He is a single sailor making his way from New Zealand to France. I can't imagine anyone thinking that would be fun but he's already made it around the Horn so that's an accomplishment. A fellow from Surrey who is a big sailor says it will probably take him until this time next year to complete his journey.
FALKLAND ISLANDS - Pop. - under 3,000. British. They have their own currency - the Falkland Islands pound. This is a tender port and, because it can be very windy, no one was certain that we'd be able to stop. It is breezy and cool with a chance for showers.
We did take the tender to town. It's very small - quite a few cafes and souvenir shops. The big thing to do here is to view the penguins but, as we've seen them in both Melbourne, Australia and S. Africa we opted to just walk around. One of the main attractions seemed to be the old English red telephone booths and red mail boxes. The roofs of the houses are a variety of colours - red, yellow, blue, black, tan.
On the tender back to the ship we talked to people from Okotoks, and Alberta, Alabama - we've never heard of Alberta, Alabama.
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