福克兰群岛的斯坦利港暴风骤雨，气温10度

很遗憾，在这样的暴风雨天气下我们无法在斯坦利港靠岸。雷电在清晨就已经向我们致意。我们的行程本来会非常美好..............驱车前往布拉夫科夫泻湖，这是一个野生动物保护区，在那里我们本可以在国王企鹅之间散步，而且一位护林员肯定会为我们讲述这片未受污染的自然。可惜，天公不作美，打乱了我们的计划。现在我们坐在船上喝茶、阅读、玩游戏、学习英语，并等待健身房人少一点。船将直接驶往乌斯怀亚，我们预计将在周日早上靠岸。由于我们在太平洋上停留的时间更长，我们的船长驶向南美最南端的地方，那里是大西洋与太平洋交汇的卡普霍恩。

During the night, we hopped further, 140 nautical miles from the West to the East Falkland Islands. The plan for the day is simply 'Port Stanley', which is the capital. We are not too enthusiastic, as what can one possibly do for 6 hours in such a small place? Adding to that, guests from three other ships are also here ...

Well, today is Christmas Eve, and so the day begins with a small service or Christmas carol singing in the cathedral of Port Stanley. That was quite nice. Then we hop into a shuttle bus that takes us to Gypsy Cove, where we can walk a bit and where there are supposed to be Magellan penguins. We see them right away, a few on a small gravel path, and a larger group on the beach of a cove. This cove is said to be very beautiful (okay, without the sun, it doesn’t look quite as nice), and we walk along it for a while. At some point, we want to turn back, but we see two people coming from the dunes and ask them if continuing would be worth it.

They confirm that it is worth it, and after just a few more meters, we encounter 5 King penguins on the beach. We are overjoyed and fill our memory cards. Next door is a colony of Gentoo penguins (with many chicks), which contributes to our excitement as well. This was definitely a fantastic Christmas surprise; in our joy, we didn’t even notice the sun coming out and we are now quite sunburned.

At some point, we pull ourselves away and head back. We actually wanted to do a longer loop here, but the timing is a bit tight now. We settle for the shorter Gypsy Cove circuit and take some more time to observe the Magellan penguins, of which there are a few more than we saw this morning.

Then we head back to town, refuel ourselves with several liters of cola, and stroll through some souvenir shops and 2-3 streets ... well, there are not many highlights in the usual sense ... but many memorials around the Falklands War of 1982, which we can still vaguely remember. Then we are finished and take one of the last boats back to our mother ship, which will soon lift the anchor and head towards South Georgia ...

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During the night, we changed position from West Falklands to East Falklands. The plan is called 'Port Stanley', the capital of the Falklands. We are not so excited as we cannot imagine what we shall do a whole day in a little village like this, also knowing that guests from three more ships are here as well ...

Well, today is Christmas Eve, and the day starts with a small worship/Christmas carol singing. That was pretty nice in such a remote place. Now, we jump into a shuttle bus to a place called 'Gypsy Cove', where it shall be possible to walk a bit, and see Magellan penguins. The latter ones we see right away, some on a small track, and a bigger group at the beach of a nearby bay. We walk along this beach for a while as it is supposed to be really nice (well, without the sun we can’t see it like that), and just when we consider turning around and going back, we recognize two people coming out of the sand dunes. We ask if it’s worth going on, ...

... and, oh yes, it is. Only a few meters further on, we find 5 King penguins standing/lying on a sandy beach. We are amazed and start filling our memory cards, a nearby colony of Gentoo penguins (with lots of young ones) does its share for this as well. This was a super Christmas surprise, and in all that excitement, we didn’t really recognize that the sun came out ... now we are significantly sunburned.

We stay here for quite a while but have to leave at some point, of course. The original plan was to do a longer loop trail here, but now the time allows only a short version of it - anyway, we take a close look at some more Magellan penguins and take the shuttle back to town.

Now, it takes some liters of cola to revive, afterwards, we walk through some souvenir shops and some streets and recognize that the village itself has not much to offer. The only remarkable things are some memorials around the Falklands War in 1982, which we hardly remember from our younger days.

Finally, we jump into one of the last tender boats to return to our mother ship; soon the anchor is lifted, and we head now towards South Georgia.

从布宜诺斯艾利斯出发，虽然有些延误，但我们继续前往阿根廷南端的火地岛乌斯怀亚。在这里，我们登上我们的船，这次的确是一艘真正的船，而不仅仅是一个核桃壳。得益于更强大的动力，这次我们成功地在比格尔海峡看到这里的麦哲伦企鹅，现在我们已经看到了18种企鹅中的15种。

在平静的海面上，因此没有晕船的风险，我们在2晚1天的行程中前往福克兰群岛，在第一天参观了黑眉信天翁和岩石企鹅的混居殖民地。对于这两种企鹅，大部分的小鸟已经孵化出来，因此我们花了很多时间观察这些可爱的小家伙（当然，还有成年企鹅）。

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From Buenos Aires we head on - with some usual delays - to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego on the southern tip of Argentina. Here, we enter our ship (which is this time a true ship and not only a nutshell).Taking Advantage of some more Speed, this time we manage to get a glimpse of the Magellan Penguins Living here in the Beagle Channel - now we have seen 15 of 18 species of Penguins.

In calm seas - and therefore without sea sickness - we travel in 2 nights and a day to the Falkland Islands, where we - on our 1st day here - visit colonies of Black-browed albatrosses and Rockhopper Penguins. For both species, the majority of chicks where hatched already, and so it takes extra time to watch the Little ones (and, of Course, the adults as well).

第71天 福克兰群岛

对于福克兰群岛，我们事先没有做任何调查，也没有预订任何 excursions。于是我们没有期待地下船。我们需要再次乘坐小艇，并且等了1.5小时才轮到我们。大约在9:30，终于轮到了我们。抵达斯坦利后，我们查看了当地提供的选项。有人给我们提供了去吉普赛湾的转车服务，那里可以在沙滩上看到企鹅。说到企鹅，这直接吸引了我们的注意，因此我们上了巴士。到了海湾，眼前呈现出一幅令人惊叹的景象：白色沙滩和蔚蓝的水，几乎就像加勒比海。只有11度的气温和风景不太匹配，但阳光很灿烂。我们首先在沙滩上散步，然后突然看到一些在近岸嬉戏的海豚。这些海豚在水中欢腾，我们大约看了半小时，真是太神奇了。游览完沙滩后，我们沿着封闭的小路继续在海湾边走。封闭的原因是因为到处都有企鹅在筑巢。一个巢就位于小路旁，我们看到了两只小企鹅。除此之外，我们还看到许多企鹅在岩石上跳跃，或者在高草中穿行。太美了！劳拉突然感到不适。她起初以为是因为没有吃午餐（我们大约7点吃的早餐，现在已经14点了）。于是她提议返回市区，在超市买点小吃。说做就做。但即便吃过东西后情况仍未好转，于是原定的城市观光计划被取消，我们开始返回。劳拉的情况越来越糟，遗憾的是我们还得在小艇那里等一段时间。坐小艇本身并没有让恶心感有所缓解。风增加了，所以这是一段波动的旅程。还有那个加拿大女孩，弗雷迪以前在游泳池里认识的，她根本停不下来地说话，这让情况变得更糟。回到房间时，劳拉立刻呕吐了。虽然稍微好了一点后，她吃了一些干面包并试图睡觉。但到了下午，她总共呕吐了6次，连一小口水都无法下咽，因此我们决定晚上去找船上的医生。他给她打了一针止吐针，并开了一些接下来几天的药物。新冠病毒检测结果为阴性。此外，他告诉劳拉第二天不能离开房间，以免传播给他人，并且早上会有人打电话询问她的情况。没问题，劳拉本来就只想睡觉休息。

第72天 海上日

结果发现，他们对隔离的重视程度很高。早上门口放了张桌子来标记房间？是为了防止我们外出？还是为了可能的送餐？可能是这三者，但我们并没有确切搞清楚。总体而言，当天电话响了5次 (!) 来询问劳拉的健康状况。早上，一组戴着口罩和手套的人来了，给房间消毒。劳拉对此并不在意，因为打了超级针后，她几乎整天都在睡觉。弗雷迪并没有被隔离，去参加了宾果游戏（又在“Deal or no Deal”中赢了，当然在宾果上什么也没赢），并给劳拉带来了干面包和饮料。整天她的状况明显好转，因此晚上决定解除隔离，桌子也被撤走。

第73天 海上日

我们尽情享受了最后一天的海上日。弗雷迪去健身房，劳拉继续休息。此外，我们又用了泳池，晚上享受了一顿美味的三道菜晚餐。

第74天 蒙得维的亚

对于蒙得维的亚，我们同样没有任何计划。我们喜欢徒步探索城市，所以就这样做了。直接下船，开始行动。这个城市有几座漂亮的建筑，但没有什么特别的。此时气温再次回升至25度，我们漫步到了城市的沙滩。此外，我们还看到了几个漂亮的公园。重新回到船上的时候，虽然晚上有告别晚餐，但我们却怀念在其他游轮上经历的告别活动。

布宜诺斯艾利斯，我们来了！

2024年1月15日 福克兰群岛

非常失望。前一天晚上，我们收到了编号的小艇卡，以确保乘坐小艇去岛上的过程能够有序进行。我们按计划到达，停于港斯坦利前。然而，然后船长的通知来了：由于强风和巨浪，小艇出航出于安全原因无法进行。因此，我们无法下船，只能远远望着岛屿。我们比计划提前继续前行。

电影院放映了迪士尼电影《丛林巡航》，这是一部女版印第安纳·琼斯，特效让人想起《加勒比海盗》。幽默而有趣。

晚上，我和一位旅伴在一间酒吧组织了一次小型品酒会。我们品尝了一款拉姆布鲁斯科·阿玛比尔，这是我之前在一次上岸时取得的。真好喝！

可惜之后我的食量减少显现出影响；我感到头昏眼花，站立不稳。另一位乘客好心地陪我回到了我的舱房。我决定进行一次禁食，以便让我的消化系统恢复.

上周我们在福克兰群岛享受了一点奢华。我们乘坐小飞机游览了佩布尔岛和布里克岛，最后去了“首都”斯坦利。在佩布尔岛和布里克岛上，只有四名和五名常住居民，分别有一家旅馆供游客使用。因此我们几乎可以单独而安静地欣赏野生动物。长话短说：这里到处都是企鹅、海豹、其他鸟类以及大量的羊。这五种企鹅分别是驴企鹅、麦哲伦企鹅、国王企鹅、岩石企鹅和金冠企鹅。我们不幸地只见到了三种海豹中的南美海狮。

我们不想多说，只想让图片自己讲述故事。

现在我们在智利圣地亚哥，马上就要去往阿塔卡马沙漠。